Vocational education and training (VET) systems around the world serve many aims, the most important of which can be grouped into three main aims: economic, social and educational aims. These different aims find their roots in different socio-cultural and economic contexts and their importance in the functioning of the systems evolves according to…

The Nordic countries are often referred to as a group even though their education systems and training models are very different. The aim of this study is to advance understanding of those differences and compare the developments and organisation of initial vocational education and training (IVET) in Finland and Sweden since the 1990s as examples…

This study examines the status of inclusiveness in the education and training policies of Ethiopia in comparison to those of selected East African countries. The focus is on vocational education in terms of the special educational and training needs of students with disabilities. Focus group discussions and interviews conducted in Kenya and…

The purpose of this paper is to intrinsically explore how inclusive education (UNESCO, 1994) can be contextualized and applied within the cultural perspective of "Botho." The impending issue restraining reform of inclusion policies in Botswana and other Sub-Saharan countries is failure to tailor these policies to local context (ILO,…

Today Ukraine is in the process of establishing an integral base for adult education and the system of employees' professional development. Hence, the research of the experience of the countries with a fixed, ramified, but integral system of normative and juridical documents in the above-mentioned fields can be of great use. Addressing to the USA…

Contains the text of legislation defining the legal framework of higher education in the Netherlands. The law provides for the regulation of education in universities, postsecondary vocational institutions, the open university, and all other forms of continuing higher education. (AM)

Gives a brief review of Greece's current vocational education/training system, compares it to European models, describes the European Community process of harmonization of vocational qualifications, and discusses new legislation establishing a national vocational education/training system. (SK)

For all the justified criticism to which it is subjected, vocational training in the United Kingdom and in France has achieved its prime aim of greatly increasing the supply of trained manpower in areas of activity where it is most needed. (Author)

This article outlines the current vocational education and training system in England and Wales; notes current reform efforts to increase privatization, decentralization, and enterprise; identifies obstacles to change; and considers decentralized decision making in the context of the 1988 Education Reform Act. (Author/DB)

The educational policy of Greece today, particularly in secondary and higher education, may be considered an important landmark in the history of intellectual and social life of the country. The author describes the main topics of the current educational policy. (Author/RK)

Article outlined the relationship between the States and the Federal Government in West Germany concerning the development of vocational education. (RK)

Lengthy abstracts in English are provided for each of the items listed in this bibliography of Polish materials on education. Contents are organized as follows: History of Education; Laws and Legislation; General Information on Education; Social and Educational Sciences; The Teacher's Profession; Schools and Institutions (by type or level); and…

The publication is an annotated bibliography of books, papers, and articles on Polish education which were published from September to November, 1972. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author under the following subjects: History of Education, Laws and Legislation, General Information on Education, Social and Educational Sciences, Teacher's…

Lengthy abstracts in English are provided for each of the items listed in this bibliography of documents on Polish education. Contents are organized as follows: 1) History of Education; 2) Laws and Legislation; 3) General Information on Education; 4) Social and Educational Sciences; 5) The Teacher's Profession; 6) School and Institutions, by type…