Meeting Basic Learning Needs In The Informal Sector

Author : M. Singh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402034275

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Meeting Basic Learning Needs in the Informal Sector by M. Singh Pdf

In advancing the vision of adult learning articulated at the International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA V) held in Hamburg in 1997, the UNESCO Institute for Education has been conducting studies on the different areas and dimensions of ‘Adult Learning and the Changing World of Work’. One question that has been central to this area is: What constitutes adult learning for those who traditionally secure their survival in the informal economy, as well as for those school leavers and dropouts who are forced to work in this sector? In answering this question, the informal sector or popular economy may be defined in various ways, but there is an increasing recognition that it is a phenomenon that has come to stay and that government policies aimed at economic and social development, including national education and training policies and programmes, should target those who work in this sector. In particular, basic education and continuing education and training are being seen as key to empowering people and as crucial to strategies for reducing poverty. Moreover, there is a growing awareness that education is a human right of fundamental siginificance to promoting decent work and humane living conditions. It is in view of such considerations that UIE and the ILO planned to conduct studies in South Asia (Nepal, Bangladesh, India) to develop an understanding of the quality provision of education and skills development in and for the informal sector.

Author : M. Singh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-06-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 1402034261

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Meeting Basic Learning Needs in the Informal Sector by M. Singh Pdf

"This anthology brings together basic facts and features about basic learning needs and skills of people working and living in the informal economy and presents case studies from different countries examining educational and training strategies for meeting these learning needs. It portrays the grave problems facing educational and training systems vis-á-vis informal sector workers, even as they look at holistic solutions that take into account principles of lifelong learning and innovations in informal, non-formal and formal adult learning, and show a growing awareness that education is a human right of fundamental significance to promoting decent work and humane living conditions. The size, diversity, and the strength and sheer tenacity of workers and owners in the informal sector as well as the stress on globalisation and technological changes have combined to bring about a reappraisal of the links between education and training and the informal labour market. The book looks at the interlinkages between EFA and work and takes the stance that promoting the right to basic education is crucial for overcoming oppression and indecent working conditions. Basic education in its current state is not imparting the necessary skills for entry to the labour market. In view of this gap, the case studies pose the crucial question of what essential skills and which basic learning needs have to be addressed for productive and decent work. Although this book mainly provides cases of learning programmes for the informal economy in countries in South Asia, Latin America and Egypt, the lessons learnt have much to offer to researchers, policy makers and practitioners working in other parts of the world".

Author : Felix Rauner,Rupert Maclean
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1103 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402083471

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Handbook of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Research by Felix Rauner,Rupert Maclean Pdf

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) research has become a recognized and well-defined area of interdisciplinary research. This is the first handbook of its kind that specifically concentrates on research and research methods in TVET. The book’s sections focus on particular aspects of the field, starting with a presentation of the genesis of TVET research. They further feature research in relation to policy, planning and practice. Various areas of TVET research are covered, including on the vocational disciplines and on TVET systems. Case studies illustrate different approaches to TVET research, and the final section of the book presents research methods, including interview and observation methods, as well as of experimentation and development. This handbook provides a comprehensive coverage of TVET research in an international context, and, with special focus on research and research methods, it is a cutting-edge resource and reference.

Author : Stephen D. Brookfield,John D. Holst
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470873083

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Radicalizing Learning by Stephen D. Brookfield,John D. Holst Pdf

Radicalizing Learning calls for a total rethinking of what the field of adult education stands for and how adult educators should assess their effectiveness. Arguing that major changes in society are needed to create a more just world, the authors set out to show how educators can help learners envision and enact this radical transformation. Specifically, the book explores the areas of adult learning, training, teaching, facilitation, program development, and research. Each chapter provides a guide to the different paradigms and perspectives that prevail across the field of theory and practice. The authors then tie all of the themes into how adult learning for participatory democracy works in a diverse society.

Author : Rupert Maclean,David Wilson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 3162 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402052811

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International Handbook of Education for the Changing World of Work by Rupert Maclean,David Wilson Pdf

This six-volume handbook covers the latest practice in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). It presents 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 of established as well as the most promising young researchers and features unrivalled coverage of developments in research, policy and practice in TVET.

Author : Tim Turpin,V. V. Krishna
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1781008515

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Science, Technology Policy and the Diffusion of Knowledge by Tim Turpin,V. V. Krishna Pdf

The Asia Pacific has emerged as one of the most dynamic regions in the world, presenting a variety of social and economic experiences and responses to global pressures. In this book twelve country case studies explore the ways in which national science, technology and innovation policies are evolving in response to globalization. The editors argue that the national innovation system (NIS) perspective is driving policy regimes toward new approaches in policy intervention. Underlying the new policy agenda is a concern with reframing the role for science, technology and innovation institutions including higher education and integrating local community, national and global technology objectives.Presenting a broad analysis, the book will be of great interest to policy analysts and practitioners concerned with science, technology and innovation policy. It will also appeal to academic and postgraduate students concerned with innovation and industrial development, as well as scholars and practitioners engaged in regional development and international business in the Asia pacific region.

Author : Madhubalan Viswanathan,S. Gajendiran,R. Venkatesan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402057694

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Enabling Consumer and Entrepreneurial Literacy in Subsistence Marketplaces by Madhubalan Viswanathan,S. Gajendiran,R. Venkatesan Pdf

In a groundbreaking text that will inspire literacy educators, the authors here describe research on low-literate, poor buyers and sellers in subsistence marketplaces. They examine the consequent development of an innovative marketplace literacy educational program that enables consumer and entrepreneurial literacy. Then, they look at the implications of the research and the educational program for business, education, and a variety of disciplines and functions.

Author : Muthuveeran Ramasamy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783658125103

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Demand-Driven Approaches in Vocational Education and Training by Muthuveeran Ramasamy Pdf

Muthuveeran Ramasamy shows that the formal way of vocational education and training (VET) in rural areas often ignores the illiterate, the less educated, and the poor. The author demonstrates that VET programs need to be demand-driven and consider the socio-economic aspects of particular regions. Therefore, the significance of the study at grassroots level helps customize VET programs to respond to the demand of the individuals’ vocational training needs of rural people by keeping their endogenous needs at the centre of vocational skill development processes. The findings and lessons learnt from action research are also intensively discussed as guiding principles of demand-driven approaches from the learners’/societal perspectives.

Author : Stephen Billett,Tara Fenwick,Margaret Somerville
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402053603

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Work, Subjectivity and Learning by Stephen Billett,Tara Fenwick,Margaret Somerville Pdf

This book focuses on relations among subjectivity, work and learning that represent a point of convergence for diverse disciplinary traditions and practices. There are contributions from leading scholars in the field. They provide emerging perspectives that are elaborating the complex relations among subjectivity, work and learning, and circumstances in which they are played out.

Author : Matthias Pilz,Junmin Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783658299248

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Comparative Vocational Education Research by Matthias Pilz,Junmin Li Pdf

The volume is devoted to the research of comparative vocational education and training, placing a special emphasis not only on theoretical development, but also on methodological approaches and on achieving excellent research outcomes by strictly concerning comparative studies in vocational education and training. This volume contains scientific contributions by renowned researchers of vocational education from all over the world.

Author : Frank Bünning
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402043420

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The Transformation of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in the Baltic States - Survey of Reforms and Developments by Frank Bünning Pdf

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, among the newest member states of the European Union, are part of the "Copenhagen process," the EU’s training and education initiative. These nations have enjoyed special attention in European Vocational Education and Training (VET) policy. This book reviews and analyses reforms in VET and its applications. The book will benefit researchers studying VET in the Baltic states, and in the broader context of internationalisation.

Author : Margarita Pavlova,Madhu Singh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811920721

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Recognizing Green Skills Through Non-formal Learning by Margarita Pavlova,Madhu Singh Pdf

This open access book looks into the roles and practices of small and micro-enterprises in formal and informal economies across seven countries and one territory in terms of how they contribute to environmental and sustainable development and green skills promotion. By taking into account the perspectives in these four sectors, catering, automotive, waste management and polyvinyl chloride production, this book maps environmental green practices in the region, identifying mechanisms used to assess existing skills (i.e. knowledge, skills and competencies), and evaluating the potential for green skills inclusion in recognition, validation and accreditation.

Author : Matthias Pilz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783658085025

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India: Preparation for the World of Work by Matthias Pilz Pdf

This book explores how the Indian education and training system prepares young people for the world of work and for the requirements of the employment market – because India is a leading industrialised nation with a very young population and a high demand for a skilled workforce. Indian experts write from a course-specific perspective, offering a comprehensive picture of educational policy, curriculum design and cultural characteristics. The virtual absence of a formalised system of vocational training in India underlines the importance of this research.

Author : Elaine Unterhalter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134241811

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Gender, Schooling and Global Social Justice by Elaine Unterhalter Pdf

Timely and original, this book examines gender equality in schooling as an aspiration of global social justice. With nearly one billion people having little or no schooling and women and girls comprising nearly two-thirds of this total, this book analyses the historical, sociological, political and philosophical issues involved as well as exploring actions taken by governments, Inter-Government Organisations, NGOs and women’s groups since 1990 to combat this injustice. Written by a recognised expert in this field, the book is organised clearly into three parts: the first provides a background to the history of the provision of schooling for girls worldwide since 1945 and locates the challenges of gender inequality in education the second examines different views as to why questions of gender and schooling should be addressed globally, contrasting arguments based on human capital theory, rights and capabilities the third analyses how governments, Inter-Government Organisations and NGOs have put policy into practice. Addressing the urgent global challenges in gender and schooling, this book calls for a new connected approach in policy and practice. It is essential reading for all those interested in education, along with developmental studies, sociology, politics and women’s studies.

Author : Unesco Institute for Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Continuing education
ISBN : IND:30000096202928

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Annual Report by Unesco Institute for Education Pdf