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Learner Biographies And Learning Cultures - Identity and Apprenticeship in England and Germany (Paperback)
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Learner Biographies And Learning Cultures - Identity and Apprenticeship in England and Germany (Paperback)
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Learner biographies and learning cultures constitutes an important
contribution to the under-researched field of vocational education
and the school-to-work transition. Drawing on Butler's concept of
discursive agency and Alheit's biographical approach, the book
offers a new conceptual and methodological framework for exploring
young people's construction of identity over time as well as in the
specific learning sites of apprenticeship - the workplace and the
college. The particular approach, concerned with young people's
situated subjectivities, sets it apart from existing research, much
of which focuses on social reproduction and portrays young people
in vocational education as 'non-academic' with enduring identities.
The comparative, multi-method ethnography is an in-depth study of
sixteen apprentices in England and Germany, on two contrasting
apprenticeship programmes-retail and motor vehicle maintenance.
Bringing together a wealth of rich material, including young
people's life stories and data from observations in workplaces and
colleges, it paints a compelling picture of the individual young
people as they negotiate learner identities over time, in multiple
life domains and in the 'learning cultures' of the workplace and
the college. The cross-national comparative design, contrasting the
high-quality German dual system with the variable provision of
apprenticeships in England, highlights the significance of
discursive regimes in young people's identity construction. It is
argued that learner identities are not natural or abiding, but are
formed through concrete experiences of learning and constituted in
institutional settings with discursive frameworks that prioritise
certain forms of knowledge. The findings challenge one of the most
common stereotypes of young people in vocational education in
England today-that they are 'naturally' non-academic and that
vocational pathways need to provide predominantly 'practical'
training. The book is of potentially far-reaching impact in view of
current government initiatives to expand apprenticeships and in the
climate of high youth unemployment and rising university fees. The
findings suggest that learner dispositions may change and that
quality vocational education, based on the integration of theory
and practice, can engage and challenge all learners across the
range of 'achievement' levels, including those deemed 'disaffected'
with classroom learning.
General
Imprint: |
Tufnell Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2012 |
First published: |
September 2012 |
Authors: |
Michaela Brockmann
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-872767-38-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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LSN: |
1-872767-38-9 |
Barcode: |
9781872767383 |
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