This article examines the changing basis of South African labour market and skill formation in the late Apartheid reform era of 1979-1993. It does so by arguing for the adoption of a macro-institutional model which focuses on the impact of both macro and micro processes on labour market formation. T…
Educators and policymakers in the United States and other Western countries have been reluctant to seriously consider Japanese approaches to work-related education. Consideration and analysis, as opposed to adoption, of Japanese approaches to work-related education can contribute to a better underst…
Pass rates in courses for vocational (re)schooling of adults are generally low. Lack of mathematical skills is one of the factors that can be responsible. To enhance pass rates, most courses supply additional mathematics schooling. The present study investigated whether the effectiveness of addition…
Source:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
(1995)
Abstract This paper charts the developments in information technology (IT) policies in education in Japan over the past decade with particular emphasis on the impacts on teacher education. Beginning with the work of the National Council on Educational Reform in 1985, the Japanese education system in…
Source:Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice
(1995)
National skill formation strategies based on competency standards are a recent feature of the Anglo-American economies. These strategies reflect a response to the widespread evidence of market failure in training in these economies. This article explores the similarities and important differences in…
