International Perspectives on Workforce Education and Development
Information Age Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-59311-200-4 (ISBN)
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Development of this text has been based on the notion that workforce education and development (WFED) systems—such as, secondary and postsecondary vocational and technical education (VTE), career education and guidance, human resource and organizational development (HROD), and adult training and retraining including literacy programs, have essential roles to play in supporting both individual and national efforts to successfully participate in and reap the benefits offered by globalization. While this assumption has intuitive appeal, not everyone believes that vocational preparation programs result in positive outcomes.
Psacharopoulos (1997), an outspoken international critic of vocational education and training, argues that WFED programs often have a low rate of return on a country’s investment when compared to that of the general academic curriculum. He contends that WFED initiatives often fail because too much emphasis is placed on these efforts to address myriad complex issues, and that decision makers do not utilize the available evidence about VTE to make prudent, informed choices. Instead, major players in the global economy like the World Bank tout basic academic education as an essential priority for developing countries wanting to enter into global markets and exchange.
List of Tables.
List of Figures.
Preface.
Chapter 1. The Role of Globalization and Context on Workforce Education and Development.
Chapter 2. A Conceptual Model of Workforce Education and Development Systems.
Chapter 3. Workforce Education and Development in East Asia and the Pacific.
Chapter 4. Workforce Education and Development Systems in the People's Republic of China.
Chapter 5. Vietnam's Technical Education and Vocational Training Sector.
Chapter 6. Workforce Education and Development in the Middle East.
Chapter 7. Focus on Africa: Workforce Development Systems in the Sudan.
Chapter 8. Workforce Education and Development in Jamaica.
Chapter 9. Workforce Education and Development in the United States.
Chapter 10. Exploring Investment in Canadian Work-related Training: A Provincial Case Study.
Chapter 11. Comparing Workforce Development Systems in Western Europe: England and Finland.
Chapter 12. Workforce Education in the Federal Republic of Germany.
| Sprache | englisch |
|---|---|
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 654 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59311-200-9 / 1593112009 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59311-200-4 / 9781593112004 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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