Straws in the wind: the construction of technical and further education in Victoria 1945-1985

Rushbrook, Peter

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Author: Rushbrook, Peter

Abstract:

The thesis demonstrates through historical narrative that technical and further education (TAFE) in Victoria was constructed over the period 1945-1985 (with a further period considered briefly to 1992) as an outcome of contesting discursive and institutional formations proffered by a range of state and federal vested interests.

Subjects: Providers of education and training; Vocational education and training

Keywords: TAFE; History

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia; Victoria

Physical description: 361 p.

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Statement of responsibility: Peter W. J. Rushbrook

Notes:
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Victoria, Australia, March 1995.

Resource type: Thesis

Document number: TD/VIC 46.18

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