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ERIC Number: EJ623662
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
Combining Work and Learning in the Informal Economy: Implications for Education, Training and Skills Development.
Singh, Madhu
International Review of Education, v46 n6 p599-620 Nov 2000
Urges systems of education and training to cater to both formal and informal labor markets. Identifies the following components of such efforts: (1) taking into account the traditions and values of the system of vocational learning in working life; (2) accommodating local development needs; and (3) building on the competencies that people in the informal economy want and utilize. (KS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Conference Papers, Education Work Relationship, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Nonformal Education, On the Job Training, Technical Education, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue on researching work and learning.