Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Knowledge Society, Information Society and Adult Education
At the end of the twentieth century, the concept of knowledge advanced to become one of the central factors of society and seemed to gain in importance in the twenty-first century, mostly understood as know-how and technical knowledge. Next to globalisation, knowledge seems to be the leading term both in public, as well as in scientific, discourses. What is more, the prominent status of knowledge is also reflected in the fact that it is used particularly in social sciences to explain complex social transitions and changes. Thus, one of the most widely discussed and debated social diagnoses takes place under the term Knowledge Society. However, the academic discipline of adult education has not yet profoundly engaged in the discourse on Knowledge Society. This book brings together a cross-section of European researchers in adult education who have contributed to the discourse on Knowledge Society from various perspectives. By presenting their recent research results, the book provides an overview of key concepts within the European discourse which, according to observations, is only at the beginning.
Social Competences in Vocational and Continuing Education
Social competences have played a crucial role in the international search for generic, over-arching skills, key qualifications and core competences since the 1970s. By the end of 1990, social cohesion and integration had gained new momentum in this discourse because of their importance for the functioning of global market economy and industries. Moreover, the concept of social capital affects and changes the role of social competences in vocational and continuing education. This volume presents a collection of papers which reflect and describe these changes and their political, economical and pedagogical backgrounds and implications. The topics include economisation of social competences, social competences as key qualifications for employability and entrepreneurship, social challenges in eroding welfare societies, gender and social competences, and the ideological and economical context of the social competences discourse.
Optimizing the German Workforce
During the twentieth century, German government and industry created a highly skilled workforce as part of an ambitious program to control and develop the country’s human resources. Yet, these long-standing efforts to match as many workers as possible to skilled vocations and to establish a system of job training have received little scholarly attention, until now. The author’s account of the broad support for this program challenges the standard historical accounts that focus on disagreements over the German political-economic order and points instead to an important area of consensus. These advances are explained in terms of political policies of corporatist compromise and national security as well as industry’s evolving production strategies. By tracing the development of these policies over the course of a century, the author also suggests important continuities in Germany’s domestic politics, even across such different regimes as Imperial, Weimar, Nazi, and post-1945 West Germany.
Globalization of Education
Continuing Joel Spring’s reportage and analysis of the intersection of global forces and education, this text offers a comprehensive overview and synthesis of current research, theories, and models related to the topic. Spring introduces readers to the processes, institutions, and forces by which schooling has been globalized and examines the impact of these forces on schooling in local contexts. Designed for courses on globalization and education, international and comparative education, educational foundations, multicultural education, and educational policy, the text is written in a clear narrative style to engage readers in thoughtful consideration of topics discussed. Each chapter includes "Key Points" that summarize the content and suggest issues and questions for critical analysis, discussion, and debate.
The Role of Vocational Education and Training in Promoting Lifelong Learning in Germany and England
Following the Introduction, the emergence of lifelong learning as the central strategy in the EU’s education and training policy is described in Chapter Two. Illustrated in a historical and international context, it reveals where the idea of lifelong learning has come from and how it has developed up to the present day. A particular focus is on EU policy after the mid-1990s as well as on the EU’s concept of lifelong learning and its objectives. Since lifelong learning is a complex concept, the provision of a broad perspective on VET in Germany and England seems inevitable in order to examine how VET fosters lifelong learning. Therefore, Deißinger’s concept of qualification styles, whi...
Vocational Education
Vocational education in America is a large and diverse enterprise. Spanning both secondary and post-secondary education, the curriculum offers programs in a wide range of subjects including agricultural science, accounting, word processing, retailing, fashion, respiratory therapy, child care, carpentry, welding, electronics and computer programming. Although vocational education is intended to help prepare students for work, both inside and outside the home, many educators and policymakers believe it has a broader mission: to provide a concrete, understandable context for learning and applying academic skills and concepts. The vocational curriculum appeals to a diverse group of students. Ind...
Governance and Marketisation in Vocational and Continuing Education
Globalisation and individualisation, decreasing public means, political strategies of decentralisation, increasing participation of social groups and growing markets are discussed as main aspects of the current changes in vocational and continuing education. A comprehensive and integrating theoretical concept of analysis and understanding of these changes is widely missing, but necessary for a supra-national level of observation and comparison. The book includes a survey on this segment of education in several European countries, Australia and the USA. The folio of analysis and comparision is given by the concept of governance, which allows a theoretical and empirical approach to the field of vocational and adult education. The contributions line out governance and marketisation strategies in an international, national and sectoral perspective and give a frame of perception and interpretation on a general level.
Berufsorientierung
Wissenswertes zum Übergang Schule–Beruf Berufsorientierung gewinnt als Element in der Lehrkräfte- und Pädagogenausbildung stetig an Bedeutung. Auch im Bemühen um ein regionales Übergangsmanagement nimmt die Relevanz der Berufs- und Studienorientierung zu. Autorinnen und Autoren aus Deutschland und der Schweiz skizzieren in diesem Buch den aktuellen wissenschaftlichen Kenntnisstand, beschreiben und kommentieren Maßnahmen und Instrumente der Berufsorientierung und verdeutlichen die Perspektiven des Handlungsfeldes. Ziel des interdisziplinären Sammelbandes ist es, Studierenden, Lehrenden und allen Personen, die sich grundlegend über die Thematik informieren möchten, einen Überblick über den Gegenstandsbereich Studien- und Berufsorientierung zu vermitteln.
Berufswahl und Geschlecht
Der Arbeits- bzw. Ausbildungsmarkt in Deutschland ist im Jahr 2023 noch immer in geschlechterbezogene Branchen und Tätigkeitsbereiche aufgeteilt, die sich über unterschiedliches Prestige, Verdients-, Aufstiegs- und Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten auszeichnen. Darüber werden auch heute noch Lebensentwürfe maßgeblich beeinflusst und Lebenschancen ungleich zugeteilt. Da Jugendliche auf den Übertritt von der Schule in eine Ausbildung oder Arbeit vorbereitet werden und eine bewusste Berufswahlentscheidung treffen können sollen, die sowohl auf Wissen über ihre Fähigkeiten und Interessen als auch auf Kenntnissen zu Anforderungen bestimmter Berufsbilder oder die Arbeitsmarktlage beruht, sind mittlerweile Angebote der Berufsorientierung für alle weiterführenden Schularten festgeschrieben. In diesem Buch wird der Umgang des pädagogischen Personals im Arbeitsfeld der Berufsorientierung mit geschlechterbezogenen Berufswahlentscheidungen untersucht.
