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Education, Work and Identity explores the dynamic interaction between education and work, and its role in the production of identities. It locates this in wider processes of social and economic change, in particular the shift towards globalization and the post-industrial economy. Charting the shifting inter-relationship between education and work, and how and why this relationship has evolved, this book considers the impacts wider socio-economic changes have had on the purpose, functions and workings of educational institutions. It further considers the way in which education and work institutions shape people's orientations and identities around work, and their wider reproduction around class and gender. >
Synopsis
Explores the interaction between education and work and the wider socio-economic context that shapes this.
Synopsis
Education, Work and Identity explores changing patterns of education and work, the dynamic relationship between these two institutions, and the wider social and economic contexts shaping them. It locates this in processes of social and economic change, in particular the shift towards globalization and the post-industrial economy.
The book examines how these changes have reshaped individuals' educational, transitional and labour market experiences. It also explores key themes and approaches in understanding the education and labour market interplay, and the way in which education and work institutions shape people's orientations and identities around work.
Synopsis
Education, Work and Identity explores changing patterns of education and work, the dynamic relationship between these two institutions, and the wider social and economic contexts shaping them. It locates this in processes of social and economic change, in particular the shift towards globalization and the post-industrial economy.The book examines how these changes have reshaped individuals' educational, transitional and labour market experiences. It also explores key themes and approaches in understanding the education and labour market interplay, and the way in which education and work institutions shape people's orientations and identities around work.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Key Themes and Perspectives \ 2. Social and Economic Transformations \ 3. The Changing Nature of Work \ 4. Conceptualizing the Relationships Between Education and Work \ 5. Vocationalism, Skills and Employability \ 6. Lifelong Learning, Learner Identities and Work-related Learning \ 7. Managing the Transition from Education to Work \ 8. Transforming Educational Institutions for Economic Gain \ 9. Higher Education, Social Change and Shifting Identities \ 10. Conclusion\ Index