This book contains the full text of papers and posters presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2020), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.), that this year had to be transformed into a fully Virtual Conference as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic.…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review social identity theory and its implications for learning in organizations. Design/methodology/approach: This article is a conceptual paper based on a multidisciplinary review of the literature on social identity theory. This article explains the theoretical concepts, constructs, and findings of an…

Depicts the demographic and economic state of the People's Republic of China. Outlines public and corporate policies and the status of vocational education and training and development practices. Lists 40 online and print information sources. (SK)

This document provides a literature review and a list of suggested reading in support of "Approaches for Sustaining and Building Management and Leadership Capacity in Vocational Education and Training Providers" (ED499670), which examines the existing and potential strategies for sustaining and building greater levels of management and…

This document provides three resources in support of "Approaches for Sustaining and Building Management and Leadership Capability in VET Providers" (ED499670), which examines the existing and potential strategies for sustaining and building greater levels of management and leadership capability in training organisations. The resources…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider whether the shift from training to learning is related to employment categories using a categorisation popularised by Robert Reich. Design/methodology/approach: Collation and analysis of existing CIPD research information and assessment of labour statistics. Findings: An examination of the national…

Norway's initial education system is distinguished by public regulation, provision, and financing. Vocational training and adult learning have been dominated by private providers and employer financing. Recent comprehensive reforms of vocational and adult education seek to expand participation in learning. Major challenges persist developing an…

"Foreword" (Handy); "Creda's Vocational Training Scheme" (Bradley); "IBM: Learning for Life" (Stevenson); "Personal Development at Sainsbury's" (Deaves); "Ford Employee Development and Assistance Programmes" (Moore); "Hotpoint North Wales" (Jones); "Derbyshire Employee Development…

This issue of a biannual journal on vocational training focuses on national and European Community initiatives for the training of trainers. The 14 articles are as follows: "Training Personnel--The Mainstay of Success" (Helmut Brumhard); "Training of Trainers--An Essential Subject in the Social Dialogue" (Joao Proenca);…

The International Labour Office (ILO) is in the process of developing an Inter-Regional Training Information System (IRTIS) for developing countries. This system aims at the introduction of common standards and techniques, in all regions and at the national level, for processing and retrieval of information on training. This report elaborates a…

The Department of Vocational and Technical Education at the University of Minnesota explored the possibility of incorporating an emphasis on training and development into existing programs. Activities undertaken to determine the need for such a program included extensive interviews with training and development personnel in the Minneapolis/St.…

Kansas Balance-of-State, a CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) prime sponsor explored the possibilities of open entry-open exit in meeting the classroom training needs of clients in area vocational technical schools (AVTS). The change to open entry-open exit was found to involve consideration of flexibility and self-paced,…

This monograph examines issues central to a number of education reform proposals for secondary and postsecondary vocational education. Nine papers, chosen by a jury of the University Council for Vocational Education, are included: "Changing Workplace--Changing Education" (Douglas C. Smith); "Vocational Teacher Education: Emerging Patterns for…

Completion of phase 2 of a project to disseminate materials to train staff in the implementation and operation of a comprehensive guidance and counseling program resulted in workshops, classes, and a final report on the career guidance planning model called PAGE 2 (Programmatic Approach to Guidance Excellence) in Illinois. Where phase 1 saw to…

Personal mobility, which is becoming increasingly necessary in the era of the Internet and the globalization of trade, is a crucial part of the European Union's (EU) goal of becoming a knowledge society. While millions of young people, students, teachers, and trainers have participated in educational, training, and linguistic exchanges in the past…