Ignorant Yobs?: Low Attainers in a Global Knowledge Economy

ISBN-13: 9780415525763 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 168 str.

Sally Tomlinson

Opis

Governments in developed countries are still not clear about the relationship between the education of low attainers and the labour market. This book explores how those with learning difficulties are accomodated in a world economy where even low-skilled jobs require qualifications.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Unpicking the global knowledge economy and education  2. England: Social problems and special needs  3. England: Endless vocational initiatives  4. England: Working with the lower attainers  5. USA: Divergence by race  6. Germany: Transition to where?  7. Malta: Colonial and religious legacies  8. Finland: A model for us all?  9. Conclusions: Low Attainers, Low skill work and Flexicurity

O autorze

Sally Tomlinson is Emeritus Professor at Goldsmiths College, London University, and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK.