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Shaping Flexibility in Vocational Education and Training W.J. Nijhof

Shaping Flexibility in Vocational Education and Training By W.J. Nijhof

Shaping Flexibility in Vocational Education and Training by W.J. Nijhof

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In this volume, the authors treat flexibility as a system characteristic of Vocational Education and Training (VET), in analyzing key conditions for flexibility:
-economic context of VET and the organizational and institutional design of VET;
-educational tools and resources for the flexibility of delivery and pathways at national level;

Shaping Flexibility in Vocational Education and Training Summary

Shaping Flexibility in Vocational Education and Training: Institutional, Curricular and Professional Conditions by W.J. Nijhof

In this volume, the authors treat flexibility as a system characteristic of Vocational Education and Training (VET), in analyzing key conditions for flexibility:
-economic context of VET and the organizational and institutional design of VET;
-educational tools and resources for the flexibility of delivery and pathways at national level;
-VET professionals as promoters of flexibility, mobility, and transferability.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents. List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Preface. Section 1: Introduction. 1. Shaping conditions for a flexible VET; L.F.M. Nieuwenhuis, W.J. Nijhof, A. Heikkinen. Section II: Institutional and Organisational Aspects of Flexibility. 2. Vocational education and training in transition: from Fordism to a learning economy; K. Mayer. 3. Learning organisations for VET; L.F.M. Nieuwenhuis. 4. Perspectives on institutional and organisational flexibility in VET; L. Hommen. Section III: Educational Tools and Resources for Flexibility. 5. Institutional responses to a flexible unified system; C. Howieson, D. Raffe, T. Tinklin. 6. Demand and supply of qualifications: systems' change towards flexibility; L. Ribolzi. 7. Developments in vocational education in Ireland; D. Tuohy. 8. From a unified to a flexible vocational system: the Hungarian transition case; L. Zachar. 9. Design and effects of a flexible VET system: a case study in Dutch agricultural education; J. Geerligs, W.J. Nijhof. 10. Valuing learning outcomes acquired in non-formal settings; G.A. Straka. 11. Resources for flexibility: critical comments; F. Marhuenda. Section IV: Professional Conditions. 12. Professionalism as a path for the reform of VET systems; L. Lassnigg. 13. Transforming VET policies and professionalism: a view from Finland; A. Heikkinen. 14. HRD as a professional career? Perspectives from Finland, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom; T. Hytoenen, R. Poell, G. Chivers. 15. Challenges of supportingleaming of newly qualified professionals in health care; A. Brown. 16. The practice of a new VET profession; P. Hodkinson. Index.

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NLS9781402011467
9781402011467
1402011466
Shaping Flexibility in Vocational Education and Training: Institutional, Curricular and Professional Conditions by W.J. Nijhof
W.J. Nijhof
New
Paperback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2003-01-31
274
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