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Unwin, Lorna – Oxford Review of Education, 2004
This paper argues for a broader-based approach to vocational education (VET) and the concept of skill, one that is capable of extending responsibility for improvement to society as a whole, rather than expecting change to come from a single constituency, that of employers. By reclaiming the important roles which vocational education and practical…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Role of Education, Relevance (Education)