Vocational Education at a Distance: International Perspectives (New Developments in Vocational Education) [Hardcover]

Oliveira Joao (Editor), Rumble Greville (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0749405503 | ISBN-13: 978-0749405502 | Publication Date: December 1, 1992

Drawing on case studies, this volume highlights the common problems encountered by educators who must provide vocational training at a distance from their pupils. The contributors discuss the impact of modern technology on education and consider the future role of distance education methods.

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Vocational education is shaking off its Cinderella status and taking its place internationally at the forefront of social policy issues. Recognition of the link between vocational education and economic and social development is resulting in a wide range of educational and training strategies within individual nation states and supranational bodies like the European Community. The need to retrain individuals who have completed their initial education and who are working in the formal and informal economic sectors, without incurring the costs involved in releasing people from their jobs to attend traditional classes and courses, and to train those home-based individuals who are seeking employment, has led to a growing recognition of the importance of distance education as a means of delivering vocational education. This book brings together 12 case studies which illustrate the expansion strategies used by successful distance learning programmes to respond to the increasing demand for more flexibility and alternative delivery modes of vocational education. The case studies illustrate, for example the use of broadcasting in The Netherlands to reach the unemployed and those seeking training opportunities; provision of training opportunities for individuals in computing (in Canada) and agricultural development (world-wide); in-company training in an Italian and a Colombian bank; industry-wide training in engineering (USA), telecommunications administration (world-wide), banking (Indonesia) and telecommunications technologies (UK); technological developments affecting the delivery of distance education for vocational purposes in the USA and New Zealand; and the transfer of distance educationknow-how to firms in Colombia, to enable employers to develop their own distance-taught training programmes. Each case illustrates different implications of expanding distance learning systems as they affect corporate strategies and structures, planning, training design, marketing, delivery systems, as well as cost-effectiveness and the strategies for managing the change process associated with expansion. This book will be of value and interest to all those already in the field of planning and managing vocational education and distance learning systems, and to those taking steps towards it.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 174 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (December 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749405503
• ISBN-13: 978-0749405502
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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