Vocationalism in Further and Higher Education : Policy, Programmes and Pedagogy (Hardcover)

1. Introduction: Vocationalism in the English Context Sai Loo and Jill Jameson. Section 1 Policy 2. Still asking - a new direction for vocational learning or another great training robbery? Further research into and analysis of the contemporary reinvention of apprenticeships in relation to further and higher education Patrick Ainley and Martin Allen. 3. Merger Talk in Further Education: of whales and minnows, rhetoric and reality Geoffrey Elliott. 4. Groundhog Day Again: Making Sense of a Complicated Mess: HIVE-PED Research on FE Student and Apprentice Progression to Higher Education in England Jill Jameson, Hugh Joslin and Sharon Smith. Section Two: Programmes 5. A question of identity: does it do what it says on the tin? Prue Huddleston. 6. Links between concepts of skill, concepts of occupation, and the training system: A case study of Australia Erica Smith. 7. Training of FE teachers with occupational/vocational experiences: an approach using collaboration and evidence-based research Sai Loo. Section Three: Policy 8. "It’s all about work": New Times, Post-Fordism and Vocational Pedagogy James Avis. 9. Constructions of knowledge through practice in general vocational education in England Ann-Marie Bathmaker. 10. Higher vocational learning and knowledgeable practice: the newly qualified practitioner at work Karen Evans. 11. Conclusion: Global Perspectives on Vocationalism and the English Model Jill Jameson and Sai Loo.