... discuss the affective mechanisms of becoming a professional in a standards-based neoliberal environment. Design/methodology/approach Through an analysis of VET teacher narratives in England and Austria, the paper draws attention to the ways in which policy instrumentalism has created a culture...

... “vocational” is associated with lower levels of skills and knowledge and should therefore be supplemented by better recognised words, empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of this strategy is scant. Design/methodology/approach This study exploits a rare policy change in Hong Kong, where VET...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Higher education Policy Employability Skills Capitals The issue of how and why graduates succeed in the labour market and what can be done to enhance their “employability” continues to dominate discussions on the economic impact and role of higher...

... to develop an entrepreneurial attitude to learning and teaching. Design/methodology/approach – The paper integrates policy documents and scientific material concerning entrepreneurial attitude, leadership and school culture. Findings – In Sweden as well as internationally there are clear policy...

...Professor Harry Matlay; Colette Henry Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore current entrepreneurship and enterprise education policy in the UK. The way is which such education is defined and conceptualised in current policy discourse is discussed. The key question addressed...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Education Policy Regional development Innovation Europe USA Books Towards the Learning Region: Education and Regional Innovation in the European Union and the United States Barry Nyhan, Graham Attwell and Ludger Deitmer (Eds...

... or starting their own business. Conclusions and implications for policy makers and practitioners are detailed. © MCB UP Limited 2000 use the energy and skills of the local student population; gain valuable technical or commercial assistance for projects; explore the opportunities...

...A. Hodgson; K. Spours © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Education Policy United Kingdom New Labour's Educational Agenda: Issues and Policies for Education and Training from 14+ A. Hodgson and K. SpoursKogan Page1999ISBN:074942608X£18.99 Keywords Education...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Information technology Policy United Kingdom Keywords Information technology, Policy, United Kingdom Patricia Hewitt, Minister for Electronic Commerce, has called for the UK to lead the world in the supply of highly-skilled information...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Learning Europe Policy Keywords Learning, Europe, Policy The European Parliament and Council of Ministers have reached agreement on the European Union (EU) Socrates II Education Programme. The accord means funding of 1.85 billion euros...

... learning and support. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Technological change Education Colleges Policy In the next 20 years the distinctive competence that will differentiate successful from less successful nations will be the effectiveness, quality and relevance of their provision for education...

... of the NVQ policy generated a considerable amount of criticism. The standards of occupational competence on which the NVQs are based were attacked for being too narrow; employers appeared reluctant to take up the new qualifications; and the introduction of NVQs appeared to exacerbate, rather than mitigate...

...Harry Matlay Beginning with the 1970s, policy makers, academics and industrial commentators in Britain have increasingly focused their attention on the development of the domestic small business sector. The macro‐economic potential of this sector of the economy had progressively come to be viewed...

..., the robustness of enterprise values, and whether there is a post‐EHE agenda. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Funding Higher education Policy Students The article summarizes the thrust of enterprise in higher education (EHE) at Middlesex University and sets out to explore a number of related issues...

..., and whether there is a post‐EHE agenda. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Funding Higher education Policy Students The article summarizes the thrust of EHE at Middlesex and sets out to explore a number of related issues: the legacy of enterprise in the university; whether the exit strategy worked...

...) to: Government departments Higher education Objectives Policy © MCB UP Limited 1995 EHE has supported the development of schemes for recognizing staff development activities by means of credit against professional HE teaching qualifications and has argued the case for universities to reward...

... teaching and learning methods to university equal opportunities policies, was available for representatives to consult when dealing with the concerns of their peers. The profile of student representation was raised within the institution and the quality of that representation was improved. Recent...

...Michael Olin Explains why Royal Mail commissioned a review of its education‐linked activities, the process of the review, and its findings– including a proposal for a policy and supporting framework. Goes on to explain how the review′s recommendations were considered within Royal Mail, and explains...

... the range and complexity of education‐industry links (EIL) in Scotland. The picture which emerged was a complex one, with many competing and overlapping initiatives vying for space in school curricula – dubbed “policy hysteria”. Examines ways of analysing this complexity and finds that many national schemes...

...Stephen McNair Since 1990 mature learners have been in a majority in British higher education. Reports on a recent policy paper from NIACE which explores the implications of this, proposing a set of principles on which the new“adult higher education” should be based. Higher education should...