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ERIC Number: EJ592555
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0955-2308
Whither Vocationalism?
Elliott, Jane
Adults Learning (England), v11 n1 p17-19 Sep 1999
Current rhetoric about lifelong learning views vocationalism and employability as the central purposes of education. However, job training cannot provide complete answers to complex social and economic problems, and adults have diverse needs beyond economic ones, necessitating more comprehensive lifelong learning. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Objectives, Employment Potential, Lifelong Learning, Role of Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Vocationalism