Skill Acquisition in "High Tech" Export Agriculture: A Case Study of Lifelong Learning in Peru's Asparagus Industry

Autor/inn/en	Carnoy, Martin; Luschei, Thomas F.
Titel	Skill Acquisition in "High Tech" Export Agriculture: A Case Study of Lifelong Learning in Peru's Asparagus Industry
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 21 (2008) 1, S.1-23 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
Schlagwörter	Private Sector; Lifelong Learning; Foreign Countries; Public Sector; Public Education; Agricultural Production; Case Studies; International Trade; Labor Force Development; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Peru + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Privater Sektor; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Ausland; Öffentlicher Sektor; Öffentliche Erziehung; Agriculture; Production; Landwirtschaft; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Arbeitskräftebestand; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung
Abstract	As one of the world's largest exporters of asparagus, Peru has developed a high-tech system of asparagus production, processing and delivery that requires well-trained and responsive workers. In this study we examine the role of both private and public sectors in preparing workers for the asparagus industry and the implications of this skill acquisition for lifelong learning policies. Drawing on surveys of managers and workers located at every link of the chain of asparagus production, we conclude that the private sector has taken the lead in providing lifelong learning opportunities for asparagus workers. The public sector's most important contribution has been the establishment and support of an agricultural university in Lima that prepares many of the professionals working in asparagus production. We also find that asparagus workers have relatively high (by Latin American standards) levels of formal public education. We conclude by identifying several government-sponsored initiatives that may be expanded or improved to support the continued development of asparagus and other high-yield export crops. (Contains 1 figure, 3 tables, and 7 notes.) (Author).
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