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Schooling in the Workplace: How Six of the World's Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Life
By
Nancy Hoffman and
Stanley S. Litow (foreword by)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Harvard Education Pr
Publication date
November 30, 2011
Pages
212
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781612501123
ISBN-10
1612501125
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
Original list price
$49.95
Summaries and Reviews
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Which non-American education systems best prepare young people for fulfilling jobs and successful adult lives? And what can the United Statesâwhere far too many young people currently enter adulthood without adequate preparation for the twenty-first-century job marketâlearn, adopt, and adapt from these other systems?
In Schooling in the Workplace, Nancy Hoffman addresses these questions head on, arguing that âthe smartest and quickest route to a wide variety of occupations for the majority of young people in the successful countriesânot a default for failing studentsâis a vocational program that integrates work and learning.â As she notes, the programs that successfully integrate work and learning all share a fundamental commitment to helping young people find successful careers: âThe purpose is not âcollege for all,â as in the United States today, but rather to provide the education and training young people need to prepare for a career or calling.â
Schooling in the Workplace explores the vocational education programs in a wide range of countries, focusing in rich and useful detail on six in particular: Australia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland. Framing these discussions, however, is a persistent focus on American circumstances and challenges. Far more than a survey of six âforeignâ programs, this is a book prompted by and organized around the policy and practical challenges facing the United States.
In Schooling in the Workplace, Nancy Hoffman addresses these questions head on, arguing that âthe smartest and quickest route to a wide variety of occupations for the majority of young people in the successful countriesânot a default for failing studentsâis a vocational program that integrates work and learning.â As she notes, the programs that successfully integrate work and learning all share a fundamental commitment to helping young people find successful careers: âThe purpose is not âcollege for all,â as in the United States today, but rather to provide the education and training young people need to prepare for a career or calling.â
Schooling in the Workplace explores the vocational education programs in a wide range of countries, focusing in rich and useful detail on six in particular: Australia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland. Framing these discussions, however, is a persistent focus on American circumstances and challenges. Far more than a survey of six âforeignâ programs, this is a book prompted by and organized around the policy and practical challenges facing the United States.
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from Harvard Education Pr (November 30, 2011); titled "Schooling in the Workplace: How Six of the World's Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Life"
9781612501123 | details & prices | 212 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $49.95
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Paperback
With Nancy Hoffman |
from Harvard Education Pr (November 30, 2011); titled "Schooling in the Workplace: How Six of the World's Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Life"
9781612501116 | details & prices | 212 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Which non-American education systems best prepare young people for fulfilling jobs and successful adult lives?
About: Which non-American education systems best prepare young people for fulfilling jobs and successful adult lives?
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