The Role of Women in Vocational Education and Development: A Literature Review.

Autor/in	Gordon, Howard R. D.
Titel	The Role of Women in Vocational Education and Development: A Literature Review.
Quelle	(1991), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Developing Nations; Economic Development; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Females; Nontraditional Education; Nontraditional Occupations; Postsecondary Education; Sex Bias; Sex Discrimination; Sex Role; Vocational Education; Womens Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Weibliches Geschlecht; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Non-traditional occupations; Alternatives Berufsfeld; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Sex; Discrimination; Geschlecht; Diskriminierung; Geschlechterrolle; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung
Abstract	A literature review was conducted to determine how women's role was seen in vocational education and development. The study reviewed the historical background of occupational gender segregation related to vocational education, reviewed and described the role of women and division of labor, and summarized labor market statistics concerning females in nontraditional vocational areas. Some of the conclusions drawn from the literature review are as follows: (1) vocational education grew out of the necessity to train workers in smokestack industries, but it has expanded its mission and clientele since the late 19th century; (2) sex equity would be socially useful in U.S. society; (3) more women in all age categories will enter the work force full time in a wider variety of occupations; (4) development has been viewed as the panacea for the economic ills of less-developed countries, yet in all countries women have lost ground relative to men as development has progressed; (5) public policy supports but does not ensure the entrance of women into nontraditional employment and training; (6) barriers inhibiting entry of women into nontraditional training and employment are complex and interrelated; and (7) strategies to overcome barriers must focus on changing institutions and providing individual support to women. (23 references) (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01