In the current discourse on the transition from school to work, career decision‐making has a
pivotal but paradoxical position. Sociological literature emphasises the dominance of …

With different pedagogic practices come different ways of examining them and fresh
understandings of their implications and assumptions. It is the examination of these changes …

Across the western world, there is a growing awareness of the importance of workplace
learning, seen at the level of national and international policy, as well as in the developing …

Social class differentiation in education results not only from differences in academic ability
and processes of institutional differentiation but also from processes of self‐selection by …

What does mentoring really mean? What can be achieved through mentor relationships?
This timely book examines one of the fastest growing social movements of our time. As …

Deeply concerned about the risk of a “lost generation” and seeking to better understand the
complex nature of youth disadvantage, researchers and government officials began to adopt …

Further education colleges now deliver education and training to more students than any
other institutions in the post-compulsory sector. Presenting a practical guide to teaching and …

What are the values and policies which are driving the development of Further Education
institutions? The rapid expansion and development of the post-compulsory sector of …

Both the rhetoric of human capital and the information society are based on the idea of
continuous progress. The politics of European governments rest on a simplified presumption …

This paper explores young people's perceptions of vocational education and training (VET)
in England. It draws on interview and focus-group data from a funded project. Parallel …