Addiction to narcotics appears to be a problem in the specialty of anaesthesia and particularly in anaesthesia residents. In 1992, this problem is perceived to be a treatable disease for which there is help and there is hope. None of us are immune to this disease. One of the key features of this dis…
This article begins by describing the national context in which a regional modern languages project was conceived. The aims of the project are set out as are the means by which monitoring and evaluation took place. The main focus of the article, however, is the perceptions and emotions of the teache…
This paper discusses the management implications of current Australian trends in vocational education. The implications are analysed in terms of governmental policy concerning overall educational goals that managers are expected to secure; the educational paradigm that managers are expected to work …
This paper examines the significance of work experience schemes and part-time jobs for school pupils within the context of recruitment to youth jobs. Specifically, it focuses on the role played by work experience and part-time jobs in the recruitment of young people to engineering apprenticeships in…
The contribution of differences in the Dutch and British education and training systems to the significant Dutch advantage in manufacturing productivity levels is examined in this article. The Dutch schooling system is characterised by high standards in mathematics, the provision of vocational educa…
Three vocational high schools provide illustrative and contrasting histories in terms of African-American education and economic opportunity. Washburne Trade School reinforced trade union exclusion of African-Americans, and since integration in the 1960s has been abandoned by most of the powerful un…