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Beer, Julian; Meethan, Kevin – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2007
Clustering theory assumes that companies gravitate towards each other on the basis of locally and regionally specific resources and supply chain characteristics, which lead in turn to innovation and high-value economic development. In line with such thinking, UK government policy has devolved certain functions to regional development agencies such…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
Richardson, William – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2007
This article surveys three strands of development in the further education of young people in England since the Second World War: its institutional evolution, some aspects of the experience of its students and staff, and the political and economic imperatives that have given it shape and direction. The account draws upon a wide range of primary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Adult Education, War
Bailey, Bill – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2007
This paper examines the beginnings of courses of teacher training for teachers in technical and further education in England. First the development of the technical education sector and its distinctive part-time nature is traced, alongside the activities of the three associations representing the colleges and their staffs. The views of these on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technical Education, Adult Education, Technical Institutes
Ainley, Patrick – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2007
This paper revisits the crucial period following the Arab oil boycott of 1973, when the welfare state in the UK finally collapsed along with the heavy industrial base upon which it rested. Unlike the post-war welfare-state "settlement", the new post-welfare market state was imposed by Margaret Thatcher's governments. It was marked for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Glaesser, Judith – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2006
In the labour market, formal qualifications--both school and vocational or university degrees--are of increasing importance. This may be especially true in Germany, where formal qualifications are highly valued. Dropping out of vocational or university training is therefore regarded as a risk for young people in the process of entering the labour…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Longitudinal Studies, Labor Market
Miller, Kate; Satchwell, Candice – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2006
With reference to the Literacies for Learning in Further Education TLRP project, this article suggests that teachers' and students' views of students' literacy capabilities are often influenced by a deficit model of literacy which does not take account of students' everyday literacy practices. The article revisits some of the literature on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Beliefs, Literacy, Expectation
Noel, Penny – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2006
The requirement that teachers in the learning and skills sector are appropriately qualified and the setting of national standards for teacher training qualifications have led to an increased focus on teacher education within the sector. However, this does not appear to have been reflected in commentary or published research about the teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, National Standards, Teacher Education
Bidgood, Penelope; Saebi, Nasrollah; May, Steve – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2006
Provision of Further Education (FE) colleges is becoming more important to the nation's education strategy. Much of this provision is in National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ); in 2003/04 almost half a million of these qualifications were awarded. However, in contrast to the situation in Higher Education (HE), there has been comparatively little…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Influences, Withdrawal (Education), Case Studies
Shore, Sue – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2006
The vocational education and training (VET) sector has experienced substantial change in the past decade, characterised by ascendant industry-driven needs and mantras of flexibility and responsiveness. A number of public policies underpin these changes and simultaneously point to the need to manage diverse employing bodies, industry standards,…
Descriptors: Females, Educational Administration, Vocational Education, Management Development
Harkin, Joe – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
Teacher training is now a requirement for new staff in the further education sector in England. The Sector Skills Council, LifeLong Learning UK, sets national standards for training that include Reflective Practice as an underpinning value and Learning Theory as part of training programmes. There is, however, no statement of what is meant by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Reflective Teaching, Learning Theories
Gleeson, Denis – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
This review discusses the main research findings and conclusions of the Transforming Learning Culture in FE Project, which is part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP). This review seeks to address some of the key issues arising from the TLC-FE Project that have a direct bearing on improving…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Accountability
Tierney, Stephanie; Slack, Kim – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
This article reports on a series of interviews held with individuals in the middle of a Foundation Degree, during which they were asked for their views of studying for this qualification. It draws on a research project conducted with part-time students involved in work-based learning. The research into their "learning journeys" aimed to…
Descriptors: Interviews, Vocational Education, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries
Smith, June – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
New Literacy Studies is the theoretical basis for this research, providing a social view of literacy. Recent work in New Literacy Studies has extended further the notion of literacy and demonstrated the ways in which people engage in practices in their everyday lives that do not always get translated into their studies. This article draws on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Literacy, Social Environment
Paterson, Andrew – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
In 2000, South Africa implemented a levy-grant policy (Skills Development Levies Act, 1999) to give an incentive for workplace training across private and public sector workplaces alike, but the impact of the levy-grant scheme in the public sector was restricted by financial and management processes unique to that environment. This article shows…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Sector, Adult Education, On the Job Training
Edwards, Richard; Smith, June – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
This article reports on the outcomes of the first phase of the Literacies for Learning in Further Education project, which is exploring the literacy practices required for successful study within different curriculum areas in four Further Education Colleges, two in Scotland and two in England. It draws upon initial interview data with staff and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Literacy, Student Attitudes