Work Placements in Vocational Education and Training Courses: Evidence from the Cross-Sectoral Literature. Review of Research.

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Erica; Harris, Roger
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia).
Titel	Work Placements in Vocational Education and Training Courses: Evidence from the Cross-Sectoral Literature. Review of Research.
Quelle	(2000), (55 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-87397-688-6
Schlagwörter	Cooperative Education; Definitions; Education Work Relationship; Educational Benefits; Educational Needs; Educational Objectives; Educational Policy; Educational Quality; Educational Research; Employment Opportunities; Equal Education; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Experiential Learning; Field Instruction; Foreign Countries; Integrated Curriculum; Job Development; Job Placement; Learning Processes; Literature Reviews; Mentors; Policy Formation; Postsecondary Education; Program Effectiveness; Resource Allocation; School Business Relationship; Student Employment; Student Evaluation; Synthesis; Trend Analysis; Two Year Colleges; Universities; Vocational Education; Work Environment; Work Experience Programs; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kooperativer Unterricht; Begriffsbestimmung; Bildungsertrag; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Praxisklasse; Ausland; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Politische Betätigung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Ressourcenallokation; Studentenarbeit; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Trendanalyse; University; Universität; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Arbeitsmilieu; Australien
Abstract	The literature on work placements in education and training courses and current Australian practice related to work placements was reviewed. The review focused on the school, university, and vocational education and training (VET) sectors. The following major issues were considered: lack of a common name and common body of literature; purposes of work placements; benefits of work placements; learning; integration into the curriculum; assessment; finding and keeping host employers; resourcing; challenges for students; practices promoting effective work placements; and access and equity issues. The review established that, although the literature on work placements is extensive, it tends to be sector-specific, discipline-related, mostly positive and uncritical, and focused on administrative practicalities rather than on issues such as learning, cultural tensions, and roles and identifies. The greatest volume of literature dealt with the university sector; the VET sector received the least attention. Many critical challenges in work placements, including resourcing, professional development, tensions between workplace and provider cultures, variations in quality of workplace learning environments, and equity in access were highlighted. Much of the literature was found to be predicated on seven commonly held assumptions. Thirteen areas requiring further research were identified along with 20 implications for practitioners, policymakers, and providers. (Contains 116 references.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 252 Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia 5068, Australia. Tel: 08 8333 8400; Fax: 08 8331 9211; e-mail: vet_req@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au (Cat No. 581: $27.50 Australian). For full text: http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr9006.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC