A Bermuda Triangle? A Case Study of the Disappearance of Competence-Based Vocational Training Policy in the Context of Practice.

Bates, Inge; Dutson, Judith

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ERIC Number: EJ512993

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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A Bermuda Triangle? A Case Study of the Disappearance of Competence-Based Vocational Training Policy in the Context of Practice.

Bates, Inge; Dutson, Judith

British Journal of Education and Work, v8 n2 p41-59 1995

Observations of job training of special needs students were analyzed in terms of operational demands, staffing levels, resources, and trainee interaction. The competence approach often disappeared in the face of more pressing concerns; it serves to legitimate a political response rather than solve an educational problem. (SK)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Competency Based Education, Educational Policy, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Job Training, Special Needs Students, Vocational Education, Youth

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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