Gender Segregation in Vocational Education

by

This book investigates the contexts of gender segregation in vocational education (VET) from a cross-national, comparative perspective.

Gender Segregation in Vocational Education

Author:

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

ISBN: 1785603469

Page: 320

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This book investigates the contexts of gender segregation in vocational education (VET) from a cross-national, comparative perspective. It tackles questions about occupational expectations, gendered pathways to applied fields of study, feminization of occupations and the relationship between educational choice and opportunity structures.

Social Competences in Vocational and Continuing Education

by Antony Lindgren

Antony Lindgren, Anja Heikkinen. Gender Perspectives on Vocational Education
Historical , Cultural and Policy Aspects Bern , Berlin , Bruxelles , Frankfurt am
Main , New York , Oxford , Wien , 2001 . 332 pp . , num . graph . and tables ISBN
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Social Competences in Vocational and Continuing Education

Author: Antony Lindgren

Publisher: Peter Lang

ISBN: 9783039103454

Page: 256

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Social competences have played a crucial role in the international search for generic, over-arching skills, key qualifications and core competences since the 1970s. By the end of 1990, social cohesion and integration had gained new momentum in this discourse because of their importance for the functioning of global market economy and industries. Moreover, the concept of social capital affects and changes the role of social competences in vocational and continuing education. This volume presents a collection of papers which reflect and describe these changes and their political, economical and pedagogical backgrounds and implications. The topics include economisation of social competences, social competences as key qualifications for employability and entrepreneurship, social challenges in eroding welfare societies, gender and social competences, and the ideological and economical context of the social competences discourse.

The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Education

by Christine Skelton

Deem, R, Ozga, JT and Prichard, C (2000) Managing further education: is it still
men's work too? ... Gonon, P, Haefeli, K, Heikkinen, A and Ludwig, I (eds) (2001)
Gender perspectives on vocational education: historical, cultural and policy ...

The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Education

Author: Christine Skelton

Publisher: SAGE

ISBN: 1446206483

Page: 560

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The Handbook of Gender and Education brings together leading scholars on gender and education to provide an up-to-date and broad-ranging guide to the field. It is a comprehensive overview of different theoretical positions on equity issues in schools. The contributions cover all sectors of education from early years to higher education; curriculum subjects; methodological and theoretical perspectives; and gender identities in education. Each chapter reviews, synthesises and provides a critical interrogation of key contemporary themes in education. This approach ensures that the book will be an indispensable source of reference for a wide range of readers: students, academics and practitioners. The first section of the Handbook, Gender Theory and Methodology, outlines the various (feminist) perspectives on researching and exploring gender and education. The section critiques the notion of gender as a category in educational research and considers recent trends, evident especially in the gender and underachievement debates, to locate gender difference solely within biology. This section provides the broad background upon which the issues and debates in the other sections can be situated. Section two, Gender and Education, considers the differing ways in which gender has been shown to impact upon the opportunities and experiences of pupils/students, teachers and other adults in the different sectors of education. It also includes a chapter on single-sex schooling. Section three, Gender and School Subjects, comprises chapters that cover gender issues within the teaching and learning of particular school subjects (for example, maths, literacy, and science). It also includes topics such as sex education and assessment. The chapters in section four, Gender, identity and educational sites, address up-to-date issues which have a long history in terms of explorations into gender and educational opportunities. More recent inclusions in the debates, such as disability, sexuality, and masculinities are discussed alongside the more traditional concerns of 'race', social class and femininities. The final section, Working in Schools and Colleges, illuminates the working lives of teachers and academics. The chapters cover such topics as school culture, career progression and development, and the gendered identities of professionals within educational institutions. The contributors to this book have been selected by the editors as authorities in their specific area of gender and education and are drawn from the international scholarly community.

International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education

by Jeroen Huisman

... in P. Gonon et al., eds.,Gender Perspectives on Vocational Education (
Brussels: Peter Lang Verlag, 2000), and “Some Remarks on Norwegian
Vocational Education and Training Policies and Lifelong Learning” (with H. Høst),
in K. Harney et ...

International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education

Author: Jeroen Huisman

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 1135858152

Page: 304

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Essential reading for policy makers, institutional leaders, managers, advisors, and scholars in the field of higher education, International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education analyzes how the governance of higher education systems has evolved in recent years. This volume is an authoritative overview with contributions from authors from the U.K., the Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Norway, Italy, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Canada, the U.S. and Australia. Comprehensive in coverage, this volume explores how the use of disciplinary approaches and frameworks, particularly from political science, public administration and public policy help us to understand better the coordination of higher education systems. This is an arduous but gratifying challenge, given the current complexity of multi-actor and multi-level steering in higher education, rife with unintended outcomes and unanticipated dynamics. The edited volume looks to: The role of government, market and network steering in higher education systems. Governance in the knowledge society. How the use of disciplinary approaches help to better understand the steering policy processes and outcomes in higher education. Empirical studies exploring governance issues across systems and over time within systems.

Globalizing Education for Work

by Richard D. Lakes

This book explores how changes in the new world economy are affecting the education of male and female workers.

Globalizing Education for Work

Author: Richard D. Lakes

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 1135611041

Page: 392

View: 396

This book explores how changes in the new world economy are affecting the education of male and female workers. Authors from Australia, Africa, Brazil, Europe, North America, and South Korea use methodologies--such as literature reviews, case studies, legislative analysis, evaluations of model delivery systems, and demographic profiles--to examine the current efforts of a number of nations around the world to transform vocational education and training (VET) programs into gender equitable institutions where female students are able to obtain skills necessary for successful and economically viable lives. The cross-national perspectives in this volume illuminate the meaning of VET equity theory and practice in the new economy. Gender equity in education is constructed differently from place to place depending on a variety of factors, including economic development and cultural traditions. Starting from this understanding that gender and culture are multifaceted, historically situated, and constructed around dominant economic and institutional structures, class identities, and social positions, as well as discursive practices, the book addresses central questions, such as: *What roles do schools play in the global economy? *Is there a parallel between an increasingly globalized economy and a viable universal concept of education for work? *What is the effect of a nation's financial condition, political system, and global economic posture on its training policies? *Are educational equity issues heightened or submerged in the new economy? The comparative perspective helps readers to more clearly analyze both tensions that arise as capitalist changes in the new economy are contested, resisted, or accommodated--and the impact upon education. In the Afterword, the editors identify overarching themes emerging from the volume and illuminate various comparative perspectives on gender and the new economy. Globalizing Education for Work: Comparative Perspectives on Gender and the New Economy brings together important information and analysis for researchers, students, and teachers in education, women's studies, and sociology; for vocational education and training professionals; and for policymakers and policy analysts in governmental and nongovernmental organizations. It is well suited as a text for a range of graduate courses in the fields of comparative and international education, politics of education, vocational educational policy, gender and education, and sociology of education.

Motivation The Gender Perspective of Young People s Images of Science Engineering and Technology SET

by Apl. Prof. Dr. Felizitas Sagebiel

young women to choose a career in SEM as well as building a network and
strategic alliances with women and men from ... is head of the department of
social education/gender justice/prevention at the Pedagogical Institute City of
Munich.

Motivation The Gender Perspective of Young People s Images of Science Engineering and Technology SET

Author: Apl. Prof. Dr. Felizitas Sagebiel

Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich

ISBN: 3863882059

Page: 300

View: 986

The authors discuss individual and societal factors which influence the gender biased image of science, engineering and technology (SET) prevalent in young people. From different angles the authors investigate the consequences of this often unattractive but also partly obsolete image for gendered study and occupational choices of girls and boys. Besides peers, school and media as main influencing socialisation instances the contributions focus on young people’s selfconcept regarding the development of gendered attitudes towards SET. Further this book includes approaches and concepts of inclusion measures aiming on changing the image of SET and attracting young people, and especially girls, for these study and job fields.

Gender Perspectives on Vocabulary in Foreign and Second Languages

by Rosa Ma Jiménez Catalán

Phakiti, A. (2003) 'A closer look at gender and strategy use in L2 reading',
Language Learning, 53, 4, 649–702. g Poulisse, ... and selfregulated learning in
secondary vocational education: information-processing type and gender
differences', ...

Gender Perspectives on Vocabulary in Foreign and Second Languages

Author: Rosa Ma Jiménez Catalán

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 0230274935

Page: 269

View: 389

A collection of empirical studies on gender and the acquisition, development, meaning and use of vocabulary by female and male adult, adolescent, and young learners of English and Spanish as a second or foreign language. Up-to-date research identifies relationships between gender and vocabulary in a language classroom context.

Socio Economic Perspectives on Vocational Skill Development Emerging Research and Opportunities

by Okolie, Ugochukwu Chinonso

While highlighting topics including human capital, professional development, and skill gaps, this book is ideally designed for managers, business professionals, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and management students seeking the ...

Socio Economic Perspectives on Vocational Skill Development Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Okolie, Ugochukwu Chinonso

Publisher: IGI Global

ISBN: 1522541462

Page: 250

View: 836

Vocational skill development (VSD) has the capacity to contribute to poverty reduction because it serves as the key to job creation and inclusive growth. As developed nations have been faced with high youth and graduate unemployment rates, basic education and vocational skill development have become a priority of development cooperation activities. However, there is a realization that measures to improve skill training can only be successful if they are in harmony with employment and economic policies. Socio-Economic Perspectives on Vocational Skill Development: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of equipping individuals with relevant work skills and implementing effective skills systems that can lead to economic growth and high levels of productivity. While highlighting topics including human capital, professional development, and skill gaps, this book is ideally designed for managers, business professionals, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and management students seeking the current understanding of the strategic role of skill development at different levels of the socio-economic system.

Gender Science and Technology Perspectives from Africa

by Catherine Wawasi Kitetu

This collection is a contribution to current debates on gender, science and
technology. ... a project titled 'Technical, Scientific and Vocational Training for
Young Girls', which identified factors determining how positively or negatively
girls were ...

Gender Science and Technology Perspectives from Africa

Author: Catherine Wawasi Kitetu

Publisher: African Books Collective

ISBN: 2869782217

Page: 177

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This sixth volume of the CODESRIA Gender Series is a collection of discourses, perspectives, practices and policies on the role of the female gender in science and technology, particularly in the African context. Although widely advocated as the indisputable foundation for political and economic power in the modern world, science and technology remains marked by various layers and dimensions of gender inequality that work to the disadvantage of girls and women. Despite the fact that a lot of awareness has been created, and gender issues are now more readily acknowledged by various development initiatives in Africa, participation in science and technology still remains a hurdle as far as girls and women are concerned. A common theme that runs through the book is how feminine identities, ideologies of domesticity and gender stereotypes, and the inadequacy or lack of clear policies facilitate the invisibility of women in science and technology. This notwithstanding, women have never ceased devising clever and ingenious ways that would enable them to master nature, from the margins. The book provides a window onto the current state of female participation in science and technology in Africa, along with an analysis of the historical backgrounds, current educational and professional contexts, and prospects for the future. While it is evident that more research needs to be done, with more groups in different regions, this volume brings together a rich and inspiring collection of qualitative insights on gender, science and technology in Africa. The CODESRIA Gender Series acknowledges the need to challenge the masculinities underpinning the structures of repression that target women. The series aims to keep alive and nourish African social science research with insightful research and debates that challenge conventional wisdom, structures and ideologies that are narrowly informed by caricatures of gender realities. It strives to showcase the best in African gender research and provide a platform for emerging new talents to flower.

Learning Work and Social Responsibility

by Karen Evans

position in the gendered social landscape affects the ways in which the person
interprets his or her experiences and ... A wider international perspective on
vocational learning and preparation for work has been provided by participation
in the ...

Learning Work and Social Responsibility

Author: Karen Evans

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 140209759X

Page: 274

View: 565

The concept of individual responsibility has taken on a signi?cance comparable to that of ‘choice’ in the global rise of neo-liberalism of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The rise of neo-liberalism is most often analysed through the lenses of theory, governmentality and societal structures. There has been a tendency for an- ysis to become overly abstract with the subjective experiences of the social actors missing dimensions in the literature. This book draws on more than 20 years of international research that has focused on the subjective experiences of people as actors in changing social landscapes. These landscapes are differently positioned politically, economically and socially, in relation to the rise of neo-liberalism. Comparisons enable the differences in people’s experiences to be located, explored and explained in relation to different soc- economic landscapes, thus throwing into relief the effects of neo-liberal policies where they are found. My approach is to create an extended dialogue between ideas and evidence, starting close to home, and then extending to speci?c international comparisons and to wider explorations of the central themes of the book: human agency and social responsibility. Finally, I return to social landscapes of Britain, to review the position and potential for social change in societies that exemplify what Sennett has termed ‘Anglo-American regimes’, in contrast to ‘Rhine regimes’ as exempli?ed by Germany.

Learning on the Shop Floor

by Bert De Munck

The contributors to this volume have adopted a broader perspective. They regard learning on the shop floor as a complex social and cultural process, to be situated in an ever-changing historical context. The results are surprising.

Learning on the Shop Floor

Author: Bert De Munck

Publisher: Berghahn Books

ISBN: 9781845453411

Page: 232

View: 490

Apprenticeship or vocational training is a subject of lively debate. Economic historians tend to see apprenticeship as a purely economic phenomenon, as an 'incomplete contract' in need of legal and institutional enforcement mechanisms. The contributors to this volume have adopted a broader perspective. They regard learning on the shop floor as a complex social and cultural process, to be situated in an ever-changing historical context. The results are surprising. The authors convincingly show that research on apprenticeship and learning on the shop floor is intimately associated with migration patterns, family economy and household strategies, gender perspectives, urban identities and general educational and pedagogical contexts.

From Education to Work

by Walter R. Heinz

This book contains empirical studies of school-to-work transitions from several Western countries.

From Education to Work

Author: Walter R. Heinz

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9780521594196

Page: 352

View: 490

This book contains empirical studies of school-to-work transitions from several Western countries.

Meeting Basic Learning Needs in the Informal Sector

by M. Singh

Above all, they seek to inte:e the gender perspective in all aspects of the teaching
and leaming process. This er ... The methodologies have proved relevant to
national icies on vocational education and training designed to combat poverty
by ...

Meeting Basic Learning Needs in the Informal Sector

Author: M. Singh

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 140203427X

Page: 250

View: 277

In advancing the vision of adult learning articulated at the International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA V) held in Hamburg in 1997, the UNESCO Institute for Education has been conducting studies on the different areas and dimensions of ‘Adult Learning and the Changing World of Work’. One question that has been central to this area is: What constitutes adult learning for those who traditionally secure their survival in the informal economy, as well as for those school leavers and dropouts who are forced to work in this sector? In answering this question, the informal sector or popular economy may be defined in various ways, but there is an increasing recognition that it is a phenomenon that has come to stay and that government policies aimed at economic and social development, including national education and training policies and programmes, should target those who work in this sector. In particular, basic education and continuing education and training are being seen as key to empowering people and as crucial to strategies for reducing poverty. Moreover, there is a growing awareness that education is a human right of fundamental siginificance to promoting decent work and humane living conditions. It is in view of such considerations that UIE and the ILO planned to conduct studies in South Asia (Nepal, Bangladesh, India) to develop an understanding of the quality provision of education and skills development in and for the informal sector.

Gender Equity in South African Education 1994 2004

by Linda Chisholm

Perspectives from Research, Government and Unions : Conference Proceedings
Linda Chisholm, Jean September. from HSRC. From these meetings the aims of
the conference emerged as being to: * Revive gender activism in education; ...

Gender Equity in South African Education 1994 2004

Author: Linda Chisholm

Publisher: HSRC Press

ISBN: 9780796920942

Page: 160

View: 237

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Women Workers

by International Labour Office

0381 WOMEN IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND JOBS AFRICA:
SOUTHERN/CENTRAL REGIONAL REPORT. — 0382 WOMEN ... 0391 NEW
PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN'S VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TAMIL NADU
CONFERENCE, 21-23 APRIL 1983. — 0392 REPORT OF ... 0703
COMPARABLE WORTH AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION: AN INTERNATIONAL
PERSPECTIVE. – O726 ...

Women Workers

Author: International Labour Office

Publisher: International Labour Organization

ISBN: 9789221092018

Page: 290

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