Contemporary Apprenticeship: International Perspectives on an Evolving Model of Learning

ISBN-13: 9781138944077 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 278 str.

Alison Fuller; Lorna Unwin

Opis

This book explores the contemporary state of apprenticeship in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Ghana. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Vocational Education and Training.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: International Perspectives on Apprenticeship Alison Fuller and Lorna Unwin  Part I: Is apprenticeship still a viable model for skill formation in industrialised countries?  2. Apprenticeship: from learning theory to practice Cindy Louise Poortman, Knud Illeris and Loek Nieuwenhuis  3. Challenges for the dual system and occupational self-governance in Denmark Ida Juul and Christian Helms Jørgensen  4. Apprenticeship training in Germany – still a future-oriented model for recruiting skilled workers? Günter Walden and Klaus Troltsch  5. Apprenticeship in Canada: where’s the crisis? John Meredith  6. ‘Made in the trade’: youth attitudes toward apprenticeship certification Alison Taylor and Sheryl Freeman  7. Expanding Apprenticeship in the United States: Barriers and Opportunities Robert I. Lerman  Part II: Can the concept of apprenticeship be stretched too far?  8. Australian employers’ adoption of traineeships Erica Smith, Paul Comyn, Ros Brennan Kemmis and Andy Smith  9. Two-year apprenticeships – a successful model of training? Marlise Kammermann, Barbara E. Stalder and Achim Hättich  10. The dominance of apprenticeships in the German VET system and its implications for Europeanisation: a comparative view in the context of the EQF and the European LLL strategy Thomas Deissinger, Robin Heine and Mariska Ott  11. The ‘duality’ of VET in Austria: institutional competition between school and apprenticeship Lorenz Lassnigg  Part III: How is apprenticeship as a model of learning being refreshed?  12. The role of materiality in apprenticeships: the case of the Suame Magazine, Kumasi, Ghana Thomas Jaarsma, Harro Maat, Paul Richards and Arjen Wals  13. Apprenticeship as a model of vocational ‘formation’ and ‘reformation’: the use of Foundation Degrees in the aircraft engineering industry David Guile  14. The views of employers on internships as a means of learning from work experience in higher education Maarit Hannele Virolainen, Marja-Leena Stenström and Mauri Kantola  15. Collective guidance at work: a resource for apprentices? Laurent Filliettaz