Source:Journal of European Industrial Training
(1997)
The EUROPROF project has as a broad aim the development of new programmes for the education of vocational education and training (VET) professionals. To achieve this aim the project has developed a new methodology of collaborative research between researchers in different regions and countries. The …
Source:Journal of European Industrial Training
(1997)
Analyses the present condition of, and future possibilities for, the professionalization of those who work in vocational education and training in the UK. Argues that for the UK, as for other European countries, a high quality system of vocational education and training (VET) is a precondition for b…
Introduces the concept of non-company-based vocational training in Germany and assesses the impact of vocational training without work experience. Provides primary research results drawn from a representative survey of eastern German trainees in company and non-company-based training. Highlights the…
Examines the dual system of vocational education and training in Germany and points out that the system is more than just an alternative training arrangement. Draws on the five major features which underlie the principle of the dual system (dualism of learning venues, legalism and public responsibil…
Discusses the impact of high wages and investment strategies in physical and human capital on eastern Germany post unification. Introduces the concept of learning-by-doing as an externality of high quality investment. Provides some eclectic arguments in support of learning-by-doing effects which may…
The German economy is recovering hesitantly from the sharp post-unification boom and recession. Two features of recent West German performance are novel: there has been an unprecedented loss of jobs in industry, and manufacturing profitability has been pushed to its lowest level ever and is now low …
Several Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) and National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded exchange projects are presented by reviewing proposals for FIPSE, and doing `pre-submission' reviews for clients. The problems that can be fatal to a funding proposal are discussed, after…
Source:Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht
(1997)
On the basis of findings from the expertise research we will first discuss three reasons for the deficits of giftedness research within the field of vocational training: the emphsis put on general giftedness factors and the insufficient attention paid to the domain specifity of exceptional performan…
