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ERIC Number: EJ617397
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1363-6820
Higher Education and Employment: Opportunities and Limitations in the Formation of Skills in a Mass Higher Education System.
West, John
Journal of Vocational Education & Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, v52 n4 p573-88 2000
Contrasts two models of interaction between higher education and the labor market: (1) development of general employability skills, which can be narrow and limited without context; and (2) professional education. Both the professions and discipline-based higher education are organized around and draw their distinctiveness from specific contexts. (SK)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications, Higher Education, Job Skills, Labor Market, Mass Instruction, Professional Education, Public Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Vocational Qualifications in Higher Education.