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Vocational Studies, Lifelong Learning and Social Values - Investigating Education, Training and NVQs Under the New Deal (Hardcover)
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Vocational Studies, Lifelong Learning and Social Values - Investigating Education, Training and NVQs Under the New Deal (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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Published in 1999. Lifelong learning is the slogan with which the
Labour Government has chosen to publicise and popularise its values
and policies for post-16 education and training under the new
administration. Dr. Hyland's book subjects New Labour policy -
particularly developments surrounding the University for Industry
and the New Deal - to searching scrutiny and offers a number of
recommendations designed to upgrade vocational education and
training (VET). If we are to create a high status and high quality
VET system comparable to those of our European competitors we will
need, Dr. Hyland argues, to move towards a unified curriculum in
the post-school sector bringing with it the abolition of the
present three-track model of NVQs, GNVQs and GCSEs/A Levels. More
significantly it is argued that all vocational learning - both
work-based and college-based - needs to be underpinned by a common
core of knowledge and understanding and crucially, be located
within a values framework which gives due attention to social
justice and community interests rather than simplistic and
utilitarian economistic objectives and employability skills.
Moreover, the aesthetic and moral dimensions of vocational studies
are not optional extras but areas of vocational learning experience
which are essential and foundational if vocational education and
training is to be enhanced in order to satisfy current lifelong
learning criteria. Dr. Hyland's challenging account provides one of
the first comprehensive philosophical and policy critiques of New
Labour VET developments and will be of interest to those committed
to high quality vocational studies on all sides of education and
industry as well as to lecturers, tutors, trainers and students
working in post-compulsory education and training.
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