Educational Outcomes for the Canadian Workplace : : New Frameworks for Policy and Research /

Educational Outcomes for the Canadian Workplace : : New Frameworks for Policy and Research / / ed. by Jane Gaskell, Kjell Rubenson.

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Like other nations around the world, Canada is struggling to position itself in a global, knowledge-based economy. But although the links between education and the economy have been recognized at both federal and provincial levels of government in Canada, their relationship has not been fully unders...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Allen, Robert C.,
Butterwick, Shauna,
Gaskell, Jane,
Grosjean, Garnet,
Hum, Derek Pj.,
Lackey, Lara M.,
Levin, Ben,
Mcleod, Deanna,
Riddell, W. Craig,
Rubenson, Kjell,
Simpson, Wayne,
Sloane-Seale, Atlanta,
Wallace, Lori,
HerausgeberIn:
Gaskell, Jane,
Rubenson, Kjell,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©2004
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (260 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction. Towards a Research Program in Education and Training
  • PART 1. What Skills Matter in the Economy? Economic Approaches
  • 1. Education, Skills, and Labour Market Outcomes: Exploring the Linkages in Canada
  • 2. Education and Technological Revolutions: The Role of the Social Sciences and the Humanities in the Knowledge-Based Economy
  • PART 2. Achieving Equity: Three Analyses of Outcomes
  • 3. What Are Canadians Doing after School? An Analysis of Post-school Training Activity
  • 4. The Post-secondary Education of Disadvantaged Adults
  • 5. What Outcomes Matter to You? Exploring Welfare Policy and Programs from the Perspective of Low-Income Women
  • PART 3. Policy and Practice: Case Studies Linking Education and Work
  • 6. Policy, Rhetoric, and Educational Outcomes: Interpreting Skills Now!
  • 8. Co-op Education: Tensions and Outcomes of Experiential Learning
  • Conclusion. Learning from Research Networks: The Western Research Network on Education and Training, 1996-2001
  • Contributors

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