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Why is vocational training seen to be an ""old"" institution? This book seeks to respond to these important questions. It does so through an in-depth comparative analysis of the vocational training systems in ten different countries.

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Author:   Gerhard Bosch ,  Jean Charest (Université de Montréal, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v. 4
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9780415467216

ISBN 10:   0415467217
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   15 October 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. 1. Vocational Training: International Perspectives. Gerhard Bosch and Jean Charest. 2. Vocational Education and Training in Australia: The Evolution of a Segmented Training System. Richard Cooney and Michael Long. 3. Vocational Training in Canada: The Poor Second Cousin in a Well-Educated Family. Jean Charest and Ursule Critoph. 4. The Vocational Education and Training System in Denmark: Continuity and Change. Susanne Wiborg and Pia Cort. 5. Vocational Training in France: Towards a New ‘Vocationalism’? Philippe Méhaut. 6. The Revitalization of the Dual System of Vocational Training in Germany. Gerhard Bosch. 7. The Transformation of the Government-led Vocational Training System in Korea. Jin Ho Yoon and Byung-Hee Lee. 8. The Vocational Training System in Mexico: Characteristics and Actors, Strengths and Weaknesses. Arnulfo Arteaga García, Sergio Sierra Romero and Roberto Flores Lima. 9. Vocational Training in Morocco: Social and Economic Issues for the Labour Market. Brahim Boudarbat and Mehdi Lahlou. 10. Vocational Education and Training in the United Kingdom. Helen Rainbird. 11. The Vocational Education and Training System in the United States. Thomas Bailey and Peter Berg. Contributors. References. Index.

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Institut Arbeit und Technik, Germany Universite de Montreal, Canada

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