Bøker av Phil Hodkinson

This book focuses on recent trends and experiences in England and Wales, where external pressures have caused tension between the technician model of teacher education, in which teachers learn primarily on the job alongside colleagues, and traditional forms of teacher education based in higher education institutions.

Lifelong learning has become a mantra, but what does learning mean and do in the lives of adults? This title shows that learning is multi-faceted and complex; and also shows how learning helps people to strengthen and develop their sense of self, and assume a greater degree of control over their lives.

This work analyzes the context of post-compulsory education through the stories of ten people entering the world of youth training in Britain. The stories are grounded in policies emphasizing individual responsibility for education and training in a market built around neutral careers guidance.

Presenting key findings on work-based learning, this work brings together conclusions, investigating a variety of workplace contexts to show how such learning can be improved.

Offers a range of related perspectives on competence issues, which should be of interest to policy-makers, practitioners, academics and researchers in the fields of teaching, social work, and youth and community work. The book includes comparisons with vocational education initiatives in Europe.