Vocationalism in Further and Higher Education

Taylor & Francis

Vocationalism in Further and Higher EducationPolicy, Programmes and Pedagogy\nAuthor(s): Sai Loo, Jill Jameson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138498655, 978-1138498655\nSynopsis\nVocationalism in Further and Higher Education presents a collection of research-based papers on the English model of vocationalism and higher education. It argues that negative societal and political perceptions have hindered the debate about the significance and relevance of vocational education and training provision to learning, work and the economy. In this book, the writers offer unique solutions to the difficult questions that have emerged from their investigations into vocationalism in England.\n\nThis edited collection brings together a group of academic experts to report and discuss their findings from many years of evidence-based research on vocationalism at three levels: macro (national and policy-making), meso (programmes .