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The Creation of Contrasting Education and Training Markets in England and New Zealand
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Strathdee, Rob – Journal of Education and Work, 2006
This paper argues that the current skill strategies of New Labour (in England) and the Labour-led Coalition (in New Zealand) are part of a broader project to construct contrasting markets in education and training. On one hand, the skill strategies are helping to construct open education and training markets through creating institutional-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology), Qualifications, Social Networks
Special Issue on "National Qualifications Frameworks: An International and Comparative Approach."
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Journal of Education and Work, 2003
Contains eight articles describing the implementation and outcomes of National Qualifications Frameworks (NQF) in Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and France. Topics include NQF as a global phenomenon, neoliberal influences, and epistemological issues. (SK)
Descriptors: Credentials, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries, National Programs
Some Sociological Alternatives to Human Capital Theory and Their Implications for Research on Post-Compulsory Education and Training.
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Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Gorard, Stephen – Journal of Education and Work, 1999
Based on research in South Wales, a sociological theory of participation in education and training is developed, identifying types of orientations: functional avoidance, instrumental credentialism, and vocational transformation. The inclusion of sociological insights in human-capital development policy is recommended. (SK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Job Training, Motivation
Assessment and Critical Autonomy in Post-compulsory Education in the UK.
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Ecclestone, Katheryn – Journal of Education and Work, 2000
Presents a theoretical framework that classifies autonomy as procedural/technical, personal/practical, or critical. Discusses sociocultural barriers to learning motivation and identifies which assessment practices foster which type of autonomy. (Contains 71 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Outcome Based Education