As a learning model, apprenticeship is well known for its capacity to develop skills and
vocational identities. It is also increasingly appealing for its potential to develop soft skills …

The transition from school to work, in the form of a trade-based apprenticeship, is one with a
long history. Recent socio-historical changes include increased use of technology, the …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to: first, outline the features of the contemporary
apprenticeship system, and its performance in terms of the numbers starting and completing …

In 1998, we edited a special issue (Volume 50, Number 2) of this journal on the
theme,'Contemporary Apprenticeship: perspectives on learning, teaching, policy and …

Higher apprenticeships are celebrated in current policy discourses as an alternative to
traditional higher education, with the claim that they will prepare higher apprentices for their …

Motivated students have been shown to persist longer in post-secondary education. As a
multidimensional psychological construct, motivation is shaped by within-and between …

This article argues that once apprenticeship is conceptualised as a social model of learning,
then it no longer follows that apprenticeship is an age-or phase-specific model of vocational …

In the last decade in Australia there has been a significant emphasis placed on vocational
education and training. More recently within this context there has been renewed interest in …

Abstract This report–Remaking Apprenticeships–commissioned by City & Guilds, reviews
the research into the pedagogy of apprenticeships. It makes an argument for putting learning …

Purpose–Apprenticeships are now usually seen as a model of education focused on
occupational preparation, albeit manifested in different ways across nation states. However …