'European standards' in vocational education and training (VET): what are they and who wants them?

Autor/in	Shaw, Gisela
Titel	'European standards' in vocational education and training (VET): what are they and who wants them?
Quelle	In: European journal of education, 34 (1999) 2, S. 137-152Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 37
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211; 1465-3435
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Bildungsforschung; Bildungsstandards; Bildungsreform; Europäische Dimension; Berufsausbildung; Berufsbildung; Standard; Europäische Union; PHARE (Wirtschaftshilfe für Staaten Mittel- und Osteuropas); Osteuropa; Polen; Rumänien; Westeuropa
Abstract	This article analyses the complexity of the problems surrounding the notion of 'European standards' in VET (vocational education and training). The main sections are: What do we mean by Europe? VET within the EU: common problems, different solutions; What do we mean by 'standards'? VET reforms in the context of transformation in Central and Eastern Europe: the general picture; Case studies of Poland and of Romania. "It reaches two conclusions: a) there are no pan-European VET standards, and it is not likely, if they were formulated, they would meet with the political will in individual EU member countries to implement them; b) PHARE countries aspiring to join the EU tend to measure theirs systems against such 'European standards'. It appears of particular importance to remind these countries that there are opportunities to position themselves between and amongst a variety of Western VET models in order to provide the best blend with their own cultures, traditions, possibilities and needs." (DIPF/orig./St.)
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2000_(CD)