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In a period of rapid social and economic change, labour markets are undergoing major transformations. This book explores the changing fortunes of young people in Europe’s flexible and precarious labour markets and the range of policies that are being developed to help them deal with the problems the…

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. © R. Winter and M. Maisch 1996.

The German apprenticeship system holds fascination for labor economists, since it is an example of a system in which many companies make substantial net investments in marketable skills. Moreover, although German companies are exhorted from time to time to provide more apprenticeship places, such ex…

Making Sense of Education provides a contemporary introduction to the key issues in educational philosophy and theory. Exploring major past and present conceptions of education, teaching and learning, this book makes philosophy of education relevant to the professional practice of teachers and stude…

Issues in Science Teaching covers a wide range of important issues which will interest teachers at all phases in the education system. The issues discussed include: The nature and purposes of science education in a multicultural society, including the idea of science for all. The role and purposes o…

In both paid and unpaid work contexts adults learn powerfully from their experiences. In this book, the authors argue that this should be the basis for a new perception of what is truly educational in life. Drawing on the works of Aristotle, Wittgenstein and Russell, along with contemporary conceptu…

Training policy was the subject of an apparent consensus in the 1980s and 1990s, as EC institutions, governments and opposition parties alike, as well as social actors, proclaimed their commitment to improving the skills of Europe’s workers, particularly in the face of unprecedented competition from…

This chapter examines the extent to which the post-compulsory routes open to young people form a gendered landscape. It considers the implications of such a landscape for both the young people themselves and the professionals who provide them with careers education and guidance. © 1998 Ann Clark and…

Paul Teague explores the macro-economic, productive and institutional pressures faced by Europe’s social model and assesses a number of economic and political programmes aimed at resolving the crisis. It also considers the role of the European Union building a social dimension to the European econom…

Professionalism and Ethics in Teaching presents a thought-provoking and stimulating study of the moral dimensions of the teaching professions. After discussing the moral implications of professionalism, Carr explores the relationship of education theory to teaching practice and the impact of this re…