"Don't Be Too Polite, Girls!" Women, Work, and Vocational Education and Training: A Critical Review of the Literature.

Autor/inn/en	Butler, Elaine; Ferrier, Fran
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia).
Titel	"Don't Be Too Polite, Girls!" Women, Work, and Vocational Education and Training: A Critical Review of the Literature.
Quelle	(2000), (119 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-87397-582-0
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Continuing Education; Curriculum; Education Work Relationship; Educational Needs; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Educational Research; Educational Trends; Employed Women; Equal Education; Foreign Countries; Literature Reviews; Marketing; Needs Assessment; Policy Formation; Politics of Education; Postsecondary Education; Public Policy; Social Change; Teaching Methods; Trend Analysis; Vocational Education; Womens Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Weiterbildung; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Bildungsentwicklung; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Ausland; Bedarfsermittlung; Politische Betätigung; Educational policy; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sozialer Wandel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Trendanalyse; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Australien
Abstract	Most of the research on women and vocational education and training (VET) in Australia and elsewhere that was published in 1987-1998 may be characterized as follows: (1) it was undertaken to inform or support policy decisions and is therefore framed by political and ideological agendas; (2) it is piecemeal; (3) it tends to consider women as "other" while normalizing the experiences of men; and (4) it lacks a perspective of "advantage" as opposed to "disadvantage." The literature on women and VET revolves around the following themes: (1) globalization and change; (2) social, cultural, and demographic changes; (3) policies, politics, and VET; (4) marketization of VET; (5) economic and social policies and practices for VET; (6) gender issues in VET; and (7) curriculum, pedagogies, and practices in VET. The literature on all these themes reveals a consistency in research findings and recommendations that seek structural systemic change in the VET system, including the political will to position equity as a central organizing feature. A scheme providing research grants for VET operating like the grants awarded by the Australian Research Council should be established. Grants should promote a vigorous, knowledge-seeking and inclusive culture in VET. (Fourteen tables/figures are included. The bibliography lists 279 references.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 252 Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia 5068, Australia; E-mail: ncver@ncver.edu.au; website: http://www.ncver.edu.au/.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC