The recruitment and training of a firm's existing employees for more skilled positions within the firm was a widespread practice in U.S. firms at the turn of the century. Promotion ladders, although informal, provided a substantial number of employees with careers at a single firm. Evidence on inter…
Source:Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
(1988)
The literature in alcoholism education for the health professions reveals that despite some strides in the development of training programs, both medical students and practicing physicians exhibit negative attitudes toward alcoholics that may adversely affect the care offered to these patients. This…
Source:International Journal of Educational Development
(1988)
This paper briefly reviews the development of technical-vocational education in Latin America in connection with the development of general secondary education prior to the recognition of the former as an integral part of secondary education leading to further education. It then concentrates on exam…
Source:International Journal of Lifelong Education
(1988)
The notion that provision for the education of adults is moving somewhat inevitably, if at uneven speeds, from an initially voluntary provision to a largely public provision, needs some introductory clarification. The Russell Report of 1973 x while recommending an energetic lead from the central gov…
Source:European Journal of Teacher Education
(1988)
The author outlines the place of vocational education within the upper- secondary structure in Norway and also identifies the general principles underpinning this structure. Recent changes have had major implications for teacher education, and these are described. The author highlights in particular…
The answer is YES. The hallmark of successful schooling is the creation of portable skills and efficiency in future learning. This paper examines the linkages between and within levels of schooling, and between education in schools and apprenticeships and other forms of work-associated training. It …
