Called for in the 1870s and 1880s as a solution for the "apprenticeship crisis", the introduction of manual activities constituted one of the major elements of the law of 28th March 1882. This legislation introduced manual work as a primary school subject, envisaging it as a "preparation for vocatio…
The three preceding tables present a large number of estimates, and it is difficult to get a sense of their overall message by perusing the tables. Therefore, in table 4.11 we offer a summary of the results from tables 4.8 to 4.10. In columns 1 and 3 we summarize the results for the forgotten half, …
Source:Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2007 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference
(2007)
The current competitive economic environment implies that graduates should have besides the area specific academic knowledge a range of transferable skills. This study investigates the transferable skills that graduates should acquire to enhance their chances in the employment market. The study also…
Source:Assistive Technology Research Series
(2007)
Eminus provides Distance Learning for severe disabled students who are not able to visit a school because of mobility problems, tiredness or special care. In this article we will show you how ICT and the Internet can be used to include this group into society through virtual class rooms, online inte…
DURING THE LATE 1970s and early 1980s, at a time when the U.S. economy was seen as not competitive with respect to other major industrial countries, concerns were voiced about the quality of the public education system. Critics of public education linked the quality of public schools to the perceive…
THE CAREER-ACADEMY model-a school-within-a-school, career focused high school program of study often with related work experience-has spread rapidly throughout the United States since the mid-eighties, in large part because educators and policymakers believe it to be a promising approach for encoura…
Source:Black Deaf Students: A Model for Educational Success
(2007)
Contemporary research has identified resilience - the ability to rebound and learn despite obstacles and adversities - as a key element to success in school. Black Deaf Students: A Model for Educational Success searches out ways to develop, reinforce, and alter the factors that encourage resilience …
SCHOOLS ARE THE main institutions preparing young people to enter productive roles in society. To support the assumption that schools respond to labor-market needs, many scholars refer to human-capital and functionalist theories. Even critics who disparage such responsiveness believe that it occurs …
AN ARRAY OF programs, policies, and institutions in the United States attempts to improve the transitions of youths from school to work. These components of the educational system have taken a back seat in the past decade to educational reform focused on measurable academic outcomes, as reflected in…
Issues relating to skill and training acquisition amongst workers are once again up front and significant efforts are underway to bring entrepreneurs together with training providers to ensure that vocational training avoid the frequent trap of becoming rigid, unimaginative and out of date. The Worl…
