ERIC Number: EJ1011868
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-8211
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Firm-Provided Training in Europe and the Limits of National Skills Strategies
Markowitsch, Jorg; Kapplinger, Bernd; Hefler, Gunter
European Journal of Education, v48 n2 p281-291 Jun 2013
This article addresses cross-country and cross-period differences in average levels of training activity from an institutional perspective. Firm-provided training in Europe between 1999 and 2010 is scrutinized in order to explore whether diverse institutional arrangements that can be linked to welfare state regimes can yield discernible cross-country patterns. An emphasis is placed on the limits of national skills strategies that are not well embedded in wider institutional environments. This is grounded in a view that policy efforts to influence training activity, involves nothing less than "reforming" societies. Insights of this research should contribute both to a critical reflection of the EU's targets in the field of lifelong learning as well as supporting policy learning between member states. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: National Standards, Educational Strategies, Skill Development, Corporate Education, Industrial Training, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Development, Educational Trends, Educational Practices, Educational History, Performance Factors, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Lifelong Learning, Social Systems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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