The purpose of education has been debated in recent years, especially surrounding its curriculum and structure. In order to fully understand this discussion, the relationship between education and the labor market must be explored. This publication provides research on recent progress in selected countries across the globe in educational programs designed to better prepare students for the workforce through the use of work-related learning. While highlighting topics such as degree apprenticeships, integrated learning strategy, and economic development, this book presents current research... [+] Show more
The purpose of education has been debated in recent years, especially surrounding its curriculum and structure. In order to fully understand this discussion, the relationship between education and the labor market must be explored. This publication provides research on recent progress in selected countries across the globe in educational programs designed to better prepare students for the workforce through the use of work-related learning. While highlighting topics such as degree apprenticeships, integrated learning strategy, and economic development, this book presents current research on the relationship between the education and labor market.
Edited abstract from publisher's website.
The contents are as follows: Work-based learning in the United States: preparing secondary-level students for post-secondary success / Soung Bae, Svetlana Darche; Politics or pedagogy?: the emergence of workplace-based learning in South Africa / Ronel Blom; The creative disruption of degree apprenticeships in the UK / Darryll Bravenboer; Connecting theory and practice in higher education in Germany / Eva Cendon; Australia's national work-integrated learning strategy in university education: challenges and opportunities / Berwyn Clayton, Hugh B. Guthrie; Work-integrated and workplace learning in New Zealand / Katharine Hoskyn; Integration of work-based learning into higher education for economic development in Nigeria / Ifeoma C. Iyioke, Ike V. Iyioke, Joseph C. Ezemma; Work-based learning (WBL) in higher education and lifelong learning in the Netherlands / Jeroen Onstenk; Work-based learning in Ireland / Irene Sheridan; Some aspects of the growth of university student internship in Japan / Yasumasa Shinohara; Work-based learning in the United Kingdom: what we know of practice and an example: the WBL module and WBIS program at the University of Chester / Jon Talbot.
Individual chapters are available in VOCEDplus from TD/TNC 134.480 to TD/TNC 134.490.
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