Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This book discusses key aspects of life in schools and classrooms, and surveys the changes that have occurred over the years in educational research, policy making and practice in these school and classroom settings. It not only examines cutting-edge research in these areas, but also showcases good practices in the field. Among the topics reviewed are recent developments in assessment, methods for collecting and analysing data on classroom practice, school leadership and the pros and cons of class size and small-class teaching; topics which are currently hotly debated in education systems around the globe. As such, the book objectively examines the various debates, and surveys the full range of evidence available. Education researchers, policy makers and practitioners often hold differing views about the reasons for teacher and student behaviour in classrooms and, for example, its relevance to class size. Many of these views are based on ‘gut feelings’ rather than hard evidence. Unfortunately, these three groups, with differing perspectives, often ‘talk past each other’ rather than engage in a productive, mutually beneficial dialogue. The book builds an effective bridge between researchers, policy makers and practitioners regarding the impact of these various aspects of classroom life, so that the viewpoints of each can be carefully considered and evaluated.

Education. --- International education. --- Comparative education. --- Curriculums (Courses of study). --- Education --- Educational policy. --- ducation and state. --- Teaching. --- Assessment. --- International and Comparative Education. --- Assessment, Testing and Evaluation. --- Curriculum Studies. --- Teaching and Teacher Education. --- Early Childhood Education. --- Educational Policy and Politics. --- Curricula. --- Early childhood education. --- Educational tests and measuremen. --- Curriculum planning. --- Curriculum development --- Instructional systems --- Planning --- Curricula --- Design --- International education . --- Education—Curricula. --- Child development. --- Education and state. --- Education policy --- Educational policy --- State and education --- Social policy --- Endowment of research --- Child study --- Children --- Development, Child --- Developmental biology --- Didactics --- Instruction --- Pedagogy --- School teaching --- Schoolteaching --- Pedagogical content knowledge --- Training --- Core curriculum --- Courses of study --- Curricula (Courses of study) --- Curriculums (Courses of study) --- Schools --- Study, Courses of --- Education, Comparative --- Global education --- Intellectual cooperation --- Internationalism --- Government policy --- Development --- History --- Educational tests and measurements. --- Teachers --- Assessment and Testing. --- Training of. --- Educational assessment --- Educational measurements --- Mental tests --- Tests and measurements in education --- Psychological tests for children --- Psychometrics --- Students --- Examinations --- Psychological tests --- Teacher education --- Teacher training --- Teachers, Training of --- Rating of

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The world-wide reform movement has now been in process for thirty years and it is therefore perhaps an appropriate point to consider its implications for the work of teachers thus far and to ponder on the future. It would be widely agreed that the reform movement in general, and in relation to teachers’ work in particular, has brought advantages and disadvantages. It has stimulated teacher development and increased the accountability of teachers to clients – including the state as client. On the other hand, it has led to the intensification of teachers’ work and to the deprofessionalisation as well as professionalisation of teachers. Moreover, it has increased the power of managerialism over the influence of professionalism. This book addresses these issues from different perspectives and in relation to different contexts. It also considers possible solutions to two problems in particular: how to achieve accountability without intensification, and how to ensure that school management and leadership functions to support and enhance teachers as professionals.

Teaching. --- School management and organization. --- Teachers --- Career development. --- Educational administration --- Inspection of schools --- School administration --- School inspection --- School operation policies --- School organization --- Schools --- Educational planning --- Management --- Didactics --- Instruction --- Pedagogy --- School teaching --- Schoolteaching --- Education --- Instructional systems --- Pedagogical content knowledge --- Training --- Professional ethics. --- Inspection --- Management and organization --- Hoyle, Eric. --- Career advancement --- Career ladder --- Career management --- Career planning --- Development, Career --- Development, Professional --- Employee development --- Organizational career development --- Professional development --- Personnel management --- Vocational guidance --- Faculty (Education) --- Instructors --- School teachers --- Schoolteachers --- School employees --- Hoyle, E. --- Learning & Instruction. --- Teaching and Teacher Education. --- Administration, Organization and Leadership. --- Learning. --- Instruction. --- School administration. --- Administration, Educational --- Operation policies, School --- Policies, School operation --- Organization --- Learning process --- Comprehension

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This 6-volume Handbook covers in detail all of the latest practice in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Edited by two world-leading authorities on the subject, contributions have come from more than 200 international authors, making this a totally comprehensive text on the subject. The Handbook’s aim is to review the developments that have occurred in TVET and provide pointers to improvements in the field. In this Handbook readers will find information on TVET models from all over the world, reflections on the best and most innovative practice, and dozens of telling case studies. The Handbook presents the work both of established as well as the most promising young researchers, giving it a real cutting edge and features unrivalled coverage of developments in research, policy and practice in TVET. It will assist those involved in TVET at any level in making informed decisions and further advance and improve the field and to bridge the gap between vocational and academic education in the 21st century. This Springer work is particularly relevant today as TVET faces major challenges posed by the move in many countries towards the knowledge-based economy ushered in by new information and communication technologies. Traditional occupations and apprenticeships are affected as the boundaries between manual and mental work fade. National economies are evolving rapidly as market forces take full advantage of the opportunities offered by globalization. Work, of course, has always been a major feature in people’s lives. Not only does it provide them with the means of survival—food, clothing and shelter—but it also has a major impact on their self-identity, social status, standard of living and quality of life. In this respect, the shift from the Industrial Age to the Information Age has considerable implications for education and training. Numerous questions arise from the shift in the global labour marketplace, questions that this volume provides answers to. How do we anticipate change in the labour market? How respond to the dilemma of providing appropriate educational and training courses in a fluid world economy? Governments need reliable mechanisms to predict economic trends and the demand for manpower. Governments, enterprises and trade unions alike must focus on the methodologies of teacher training, curriculum development, the school-to-work transition, gender, and equality and equity. They will need to offer flexible pathways to training, find new ways of moulding human capital, and work out how they cope with unemployment and an ageing workforce—to name only a few. These are just some of the topics addressed in this Handbook. It draws on international experience to identify the best answers and the best procedures to improve TVET, and provides comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge practices in research and policy as we face the vicissitudes of the twenty-first century.

Education -- Research. --- Educational change. --- Labor supply -- Effect of education on. --- Organizational change. --- Education, Special Topics --- Labor & Workers' Economics --- Theory & Practice of Education --- Education --- Business & Economics --- Social Sciences --- High technology industries --- Labor supply --- Occupational training. --- Vocational education. --- Employees --- Training of. --- Effect of education on. --- Education, Vocational --- Vocational training --- Work experience --- Job training --- Manpower development and training --- Manpower training programs --- Education and employment --- Employment and education --- Change, Educational --- Education change --- Education reform --- Educational reform --- Reform, Education --- School reform --- Change, Organizational --- Organization development --- Organizational development --- Organizational innovation --- Education. --- Professional & Vocational Education. --- Technical education --- Management --- Organization --- Manpower planning --- Training --- Education and training services industry --- Practice firms --- Industries --- Educational planning --- Educational innovations --- Children --- Education, Primitive --- Education of children --- Human resource development --- Instruction --- Pedagogy --- Schooling --- Students --- Youth --- Civilization --- Learning and scholarship --- Mental discipline --- Schools --- Teaching --- Professional education. --- Education, Professional --- Career education --- Education, Higher

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which  in recent years has been the engine of global economic  growth , this volume surveys trends and prospects in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with particular reference to achieving inclusive growth and the greening of economies. Underlying the increasing pressure for new models of TVET provision is the rapid pace of technological change, demand for a work force which is highly responsive to evolving needs and a transforming market place that calls for higher order skills and  lifelong learning. The book proposes a re-engineered, modernized TVET system that fosters an innovative approach which enhances the employability of workers as well as the sustainability of their livelihoods. The book includes contributions from leading policy makers, researchers, and practitioners, including those in the private sector in analyzing and forecasting the most urgent priorities in skills development.  The book argues for creative approaches to TVET design and delivery particularly with a view to improving job prospects , and meeting the goals of inclusion, sustainable development and social cohesion. Addressing issues such as the chronic mismatches between skills acquired and actual skills required in the work place, the volume proposes diversified approaches towards workforce development and partnerships with the private sector to improve the quality and relevance of skills development .   The new imperatives created by ‘greening’ economies and responses required in skills development and training are addressed. Developing TVET is a high priority for governments in the Asia Pacific region as they  seek to achieve long-term sustainable  growth since the .continued success of their economic destinies depend on it. The volume also includes an emerging framework for skills development for inclusive and sustainable growth in the Asia and Pacific region.

Professional education. --- Vocational education. --- Professional & Vocational Education. --- Asian Development Bank --- TVET --- Technical and Vocational Education and Training --- UNESCO --- employability Asia --- skills development

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This book presents an overview of the main research findings and case studies concerning education and skills for inclusive growth, green jobs and the greening of economies. Focusing on India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam, it discusses government and business sector responses to these issues and how Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems and institutions are addressing both the renewal of curricula in the context of green growth dynamics, and patterns of training and skills development to meet demands. In addition, the book examines cross-country issues, concerns and prospects regarding education and skills for inclusive growth and green jobs for the four countries. These include critical themes and issues in the selected industry sectors triggering a demand for green jobs in the region; how industry is responding to those demands; areas impeding the transition from traditional to green practices; the importance of skills development; the role of TVET in addressing industry needs; and reasons for the slow response of TVET to green skills.While other studies conducted in Asia – and internationally - on the same topic have largely relied on secondary sources, this study conducted by the Asian Development Bank and the Education University of Hong Kong (ADB-EdUHK) is unique in that the findings, conclusions and recommendations reported on are based on primary data. As part of the study, TVET providers, business enterprises, policy makers and practitioners were surveyed using questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. In addition, workshops were held in each of the four countries to ascertain the views of key stakeholders in government, nongovernment organisations, members of the international development community, TVET providers and members of the business sector.The book also provides summaries of the case studies undertaken for India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam. This book is open access under a CC BY license.

Business. --- Management. --- Industrial management. --- Technical education. --- Sustainable development. --- Business and Management. --- Innovation/Technology Management. --- Sustainable Development. --- Engineering/Technology Education. --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Education, Technical --- Education --- Professional education --- Vocational education --- Business administration --- Business enterprises --- Business management --- Corporate management --- Corporations --- Industrial administration --- Management, Industrial --- Rationalization of industry --- Scientific management --- Management --- Business --- Industrial organization --- Administration --- Industrial relations --- Organization --- Trade --- Economics --- Commerce --- Industrial management --- Environmental aspects --- Education for Sustainable Development --- Green Growth --- Environmental Education --- Inclusive Growth --- Green Economies --- Equity in the Promotion of Economic Growth --- Green Jobs --- Technological innovations. --- Sustainability. --- Innovation and Technology Management. --- Engineering and Technology Education. --- Sustainability science --- Human ecology --- Social ecology --- Breakthroughs, Technological --- Innovations, Industrial --- Innovations, Technological --- Technical innovations --- Technological breakthroughs --- Technological change --- Creative ability in technology --- Inventions --- Domestication of technology --- Innovation relay centers --- Research, Industrial --- Technology transfer