Source:International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
(1996)
States that health systems globally are in transition, for which also a correspondingly reformed education is required, involving new - and renewed - basic sciences, principles, skills and methods. To that end, demonstrates how problem-based learning in general practice is almost ideal, although sti…
Introduces the traditional German apprenticeship training approach which has been received favourably in US governments (federal and state) and in industry, but suggests that certain conditions in America do not favour heavy investment in such training. Shows that the educational transfer of the app…
The Youth Training Scheme (YTS) became operational nationally in September 1983. In May 1990, Youth Training (YT) was introduced to replace YTS. Throughout the economy, substantial numbers of new entrants to the labour market were subsidized by both schemes. In professional football in England and W…
This paper summarizes and reports on a study of the patterns of destinations followed by eligible leavers at the end of year 11 for 59 of the 61 secondary schools in the English Midlands county of Derbyshire. The study examines the data for more than 10 000 eligible leavers in 1991 and 1992 by use o…
Analyses the development of vocational knowledge through two contrasting approaches which are referred to as the “instructional media” and everyday practice. The former is the text–based approach currently favoured by government and the latter is an approach to learning through participation in ever…
Begins by reviewing technical progress towards establishment of an effective and standardized, competence–based vocational education and training system, and compares this progress with the system in Germany. Describes a number of respects in which the system is failing to meet its objectives. Certa…
Background and Objectives: The collapse of the Communist regime has required many newly independent countries to reform their health care systems. This article presents the unique experience of Estonia's development of family practice training and the introduction of this specialty to the existing h…
This paper describes the development and structure of a pilot programme of professional development for new graduates initiated by the New Zealand Dental Association, the Dental Council of New Zealand, and the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Otago. The programme consisted of a series of mo…
