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The Rise of Dual Modes of Vocational Education and Training

Global Emergence, Transfer and Cross-National Attraction

Edited by Oscar Valiente, Srabani Maitra, Philipp Gonon, Matthias Pilz ...

Series series Oxford Studies in Comparative Education
Recognising the regular adoption, by countries across the globe, of the vocational education and training (VET) model already so prevalent in German-speaking countries such as Austria, Germany and Switzerland, this book spotlights dual modes of VET, depicting its global emergence and subsequent cross-national attraction.Globally, the practice of combining schools and workplace practice and ... Read more

$89.99 CAD

Recognising the regular adoption, by countries across the globe, of the vocational education and training (VET) model already so prevalent in German-speaking countries such as Austria, Germany and Switzerland, this book spotlights dual modes of VET, depicting its global emergence and subsequent cross-national attraction.Globally, the practice of combining schools and workplace practice and
... Read more
International Transfer of Dual Modes of Vocational Education and Training

National Recontextualization and Local Enactment

Edited by Oscar Valiente, Srabani Maitra, Philipp Gonon, Matthias Pilz ...

Series series Oxford Studies in Comparative Education
This volume looks at the recontextualization that results from the international transfer of dual modes of vocational education and training (VET), typically focused on apprenticeships, in their countries’ new nation-specific and local context, highlighting the absorptive capacities and the different modes of duality in VET.Combining perspectives and data from a truly international set of ... Read more

$89.99 CAD

This volume looks at the recontextualization that results from the international transfer of dual modes of vocational education and training (VET), typically focused on apprenticeships, in their countries’ new nation-specific and local context, highlighting the absorptive capacities and the different modes of duality in VET.Combining perspectives and data from a truly international set of
... Read more
Researching Global Education Policy

Diverse Approaches to Policy Movement

by Mellisa Chin, Clara Fontdevila, Steven Lewis, Kalervo N. Gulson, Andrew Wilkins, Fabian Besche-Truthe, Kerstin Martens, Dennis Niemann, Michael Windzio, Yasin Tunc, Laura Engel, Jisun Jeong, Oshie Nishimura-Sahi, Gerard Ferrer-Esteban, Chenyu Wang, Nelli Piattoeva, Brad Gobby, Andreu Termes, Emiliano Grimaldi, Jordi Collet, Tomas Esper, Marcel Pagès, Oscar Valiente ...

Series series Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy
The movement of policy is a core feature of contemporary education reform. Many different concepts, including policy transfer, borrowing and lending, travelling, diffusion and mobility, have been deployed to study how and why policy moves across jurisdictions, scales of governance, policy sectors or organisations. However, the underlying theoretical perspectives and the foundational assumptions of ... Read more

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The movement of policy is a core feature of contemporary education reform. Many different concepts, including policy transfer, borrowing and lending, travelling, diffusion and mobility, have been deployed to study how and why policy moves across jurisdictions, scales of governance, policy sectors or organisations. However, the underlying theoretical perspectives and the foundational assumptions of
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Lifelong Learning Policies for Young Adults in Europe

Navigating between Knowledge and Economy

by Sebastiano Benasso, Mauro Palumbo, Vlatka Domovic, Anna Cossetta, Natalia Alves, Tiago Neves, Ruggero Cefalo, Kristinn Hermannsson, Rosario Scandurra, Anna Siri, Sonia Startari, Judith Jacovkis, Ana Bela Ribeiro, Valentina Milenkova, Thomas Verlage, Jenni Tikkanen, Tero Järvinen, Heikki Silvennoinen, Risto Rinne, Oscar Valiente, Queralt Capsada-Munsech, Borislava Petkova, Dejana Bouillet, Mirjam Pot, Yuri Kazepov, Nikolas Schöneck, Valeria Pandolfini, Kevin Lowden ...

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This comprehensive collection discusses topical issues essential to both scholarship and policy making in the realm of lifelong learning (LLL) policies and how far they succeed in supporting young people across their life courses, rather than one-sidedly fostering human capital for the economy.Examining specific yet diverse regional and local contexts ... Read more

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Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This comprehensive collection discusses topical issues essential to both scholarship and policy making in the realm of lifelong learning (LLL) policies and how far they succeed in supporting young people across their life courses, rather than one-sidedly fostering human capital for the economy.Examining specific yet diverse regional and local contexts
... Read more

Adult Learning and Education in International Contexts: Future Challenges for its Professionalization

Comparative Perspectives from the 2016 Wuerzburg Winter School

by Regina Egetenmeyer, Sabine Schmidt-Lauff, Vanna Boffo ...

Series Book 69 - Studien zur Paedagogik, Andragogik und Gerontagogik / Studies in Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Gerontagogy
This volume analyses adult education and lifelong learning as international phenomena, which have a strong influence on professionals working in this field. Based on the 2016 Würzburg Winter School, the book identifies influences on policy at local, national and international levels. It examines the internationalization of adult education and emphasizes the emergence of different dimensions of ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

This volume analyses adult education and lifelong learning as international phenomena, which have a strong influence on professionals working in this field. Based on the 2016 Würzburg Winter School, the book identifies influences on policy at local, national and international levels. It examines the internationalization of adult education and emphasizes the emergence of different dimensions of
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Adult Education and Work Contexts: International Perspectives and Challenges

Comparative Perspectives from the 2017 Wuerzburg Winter School

by Bernd Käpplinger, Regina Egetenmeyer, Monica Fedeli ...

Series Book 72 - Studien zur Paedagogik, Andragogik und Gerontagogik / Studies in Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Gerontagogy
Adult education has deep connections with employment contexts. This volume discusses interrelations within transnational contexts studied during the Würzburg Winter School on Comparative Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (COMPALL). The book shows that adult education and work contexts are influenced by international and transnational developments. The findings are presented in three ... Read more

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Adult education has deep connections with employment contexts. This volume discusses interrelations within transnational contexts studied during the Würzburg Winter School on Comparative Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (COMPALL). The book shows that adult education and work contexts are influenced by international and transnational developments. The findings are presented in three
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The Emerald Handbook of Evidence-Informed Practice in Education

Learning from International Contexts

Edited by Chris Brown, Joel R. Malin ...

Across many countries, national, federal and district level governments are increasingly pursuing approaches to school improvement that seek to achieve so-called ‘bottom-up’ change. That is, improvements to teaching and learning that are generated by teachers, and subsequently shared horizontally and vertically within educational systems. Often such change relies on educators engaging in ‘evidence ... Read more

$184.99 CAD

Across many countries, national, federal and district level governments are increasingly pursuing approaches to school improvement that seek to achieve so-called ‘bottom-up’ change. That is, improvements to teaching and learning that are generated by teachers, and subsequently shared horizontally and vertically within educational systems. Often such change relies on educators engaging in ‘evidence
... Read more
The Transformation of Work in Welfare State Organizations

New Public Management and the Institutional Diffusion of Ideas

Edited by Frank Sowa, Ronald Staples, Stefan Zapfel ...

How has New Public Management influenced social policy reform in different developed welfare states? New managerialism is conceptualized as a paradigm, which not only shapes the decision-making process in bureaucratic organizations but also affects the practice of individuals (citizens).Public administrations have been expected to transform from traditional bureaucratic organizations into modern ... Read more

$83.81 CAD

How has New Public Management influenced social policy reform in different developed welfare states? New managerialism is conceptualized as a paradigm, which not only shapes the decision-making process in bureaucratic organizations but also affects the practice of individuals (citizens).Public administrations have been expected to transform from traditional bureaucratic organizations into modern
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Foundations of Distance Education

by Desmond Keegan ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Distance Education
Distance education and training provision has expanded dramatically over the past few years. This best-selling introduction to the field has helped many to understand the origins and background of distance education, and has been used by students and professionals as a guide to policy and practice. It has now been updated in the light of the developments in recent years in Eastern Europe and the ... Read more

$148.99 CAD

Distance education and training provision has expanded dramatically over the past few years. This best-selling introduction to the field has helped many to understand the origins and background of distance education, and has been used by students and professionals as a guide to policy and practice. It has now been updated in the light of the developments in recent years in Eastern Europe and the
... Read more
Challenging the 'European Area of Lifelong Learning'

A Critical Response

Edited by Maria N. Gravani, George K. Zarifis ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book critically reflects on the context in which lifelong learning policies and practices are organized in Europe with contributions of researchers and policy makers in the field. Through a critical lens the book reinterprets the core content of the messages that are conveyed by the European Commission in the “Memorandum for Lifelong Learning”, the most important policy document in the area, ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book critically reflects on the context in which lifelong learning policies and practices are organized in Europe with contributions of researchers and policy makers in the field. Through a critical lens the book reinterprets the core content of the messages that are conveyed by the European Commission in the “Memorandum for Lifelong Learning”, the most important policy document in the area,
... Read more
The Oxford Handbook of Power, Politics, and Social Work

Edited by Rajendra Baikady, Jaroslaw Przeperski, Sajid S.M., M. Rezaul Islam ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
This Handbook explores the current dynamics, threats, and opportunities of social work education in terms of its origin, growth and development within different regions and political regimes. The book aligns with overarching contemporary themes such as changing governance structures around the world; digitalization and globalization; and decolonization and also in line with the advancement of ... Read more

$243.99 CAD

This Handbook explores the current dynamics, threats, and opportunities of social work education in terms of its origin, growth and development within different regions and political regimes. The book aligns with overarching contemporary themes such as changing governance structures around the world; digitalization and globalization; and decolonization and also in line with the advancement of
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Education policy: Mapping the landscape and scope

Edited by Thi Kim Anh Dang, Malgorzata Klatt, Sandra Bohlinger ...

This book maps recent developments in the landscape of education policy in higher and vocational education, the returns of education, curriculum design and education reforms, driven by social, economic, political and cultural factors. Contributed by over twenty authors from five continents, this collection provides diverse, innovative and useful perspectives on the ways education policy is ... Read more

$103.99 CAD

This book maps recent developments in the landscape of education policy in higher and vocational education, the returns of education, curriculum design and education reforms, driven by social, economic, political and cultural factors. Contributed by over twenty authors from five continents, this collection provides diverse, innovative and useful perspectives on the ways education policy is
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