Vocational Education and Training in Schools in Australia: What Are the Consequences of Moving from Margins to Mainstream?

Autor/in	Smith, Erica
Titel	Vocational Education and Training in Schools in Australia: What Are the Consequences of Moving from Margins to Mainstream?
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 56 (2004) 4, S.559-582 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Policy Analysis; Education Work Relationship; Educational Development; Educational Benefits; Educational Trends; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Secondary School Curriculum; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Politikfeldanalyse; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsertrag; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Australien
Abstract	This article is a critical review of policy and literature relating to vocational education and training (VET) in schools in Australia. Over the past decade in Australia, VET in schools has grown considerably so that not only are nearly half of senior school students now involved, but also VET in schools represents around 10% of total VET activity. In both schools and the VET sector itself, VET in schools was originally marginalised and this article explores its movement from the margins towards the mainstream in both spheres. An overview of the growth of VET in schools in Australia, along with other vocational developments in schools, is given, along with discussion of some of the benefits and challenges of VET in schools, both from a schooling perspective and from a national skills formation perspective. The consequences of the move from margins to mainstream have not yet been fully digested and debate rarely moves beyond consideration of implications for the school sector. The article moves beyond these narrow confines to raise broader questions for the VET sector. (Contains 3 figures and 6 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10