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Re-Thinking Skill through a New Lens: Evidence from Three Australian Service Industries
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Smith, Erica; Teicher, Julian – Journal of Education and Work, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to provide another perspective on the problematic nature of the concept of skill and in particular a tendency to place a lower value on certain types of job in the service sector than those in other industries. Qualitative research was conducted in three service industries in Australia, comprising interviews with key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Concept Formation, Skill Analysis
Leisure Service Career Programs Model. Final Report.
Twining, Marilyn – 1977
This report identifies leisure career occupations, determines the occupational outlook, and develops primary core competencies as well as specialized, optional competencies for entry level employment. The main method of inquiry is described as a needs assessment based on an audit at Moraine Valley Community College, two previous studies by the…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Competency Based Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Development of Occupational Matrices. Final Report, October 1979-September 31, 1980.
West, B. R. – 1980
This report describes an Indiana project to develop occupational matrices in six vocational service areas--agribusiness, business and office, health, home economics, marketing and distribution, and trades and industries. (These matrices cluster industry-verified job titles in an occupational field on the basis of task commonality.) These…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Supply Occupations
Curriculum Guide for Hospitality Education. Part II. Exemplary Project.
Kalani, Henry – 1976
This second of a two-part study designed to develop a hospitality education program model for Hawaii's community colleges is based on the primary data gathered in a survey of the hospitality industry characteristics, manpower requirements, and employment demands. (Survey data is reported in volume 1 of the study.) The introductory section of this…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum
Food Service. Secondary Curriculum Guide.
Fitzpatrick, Beverley J.; And Others – 1981
This curriculum guide is designed to offer guidelines along with supporting resources and teaching ideas from which the local secondary instructor can extract a food service curriculum that meets local needs. Following an outline of the philosophy and goals underlying state and local vocational education programs in Georgia, the purpose and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Course Descriptions, Definitions
Cosmetology. Post Secondary Curriculum Guide.
Moye, Michael D.; And Others – 1981
This curriculum guide is designed to offer guidelines along with supporting resources and teaching ideas from which the local postsecondary instructor can extract a cosmetology curriculum that meets local needs. Following an outline of the philosophy and goals underlying state and local vocational education programs in Georgia, the purpose and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Cosmetology, Course Descriptions
Cosmetology. Secondary Curriculum Guide.
Moye, Michael D.; And Others – 1981
This curriculum guide is designed to offer guidelines along with supporting resources and teaching ideas from which the local secondary instructor can extract a cosmetology curriculum that meets local needs. Following an outline of the philosophy and goals underlying state and local vocational education programs in Georgia, the purpose and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Cosmetology, Course Descriptions