ERIC Number: ED493891
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 46
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: ISBN-1-9208-9589-2
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A Fair Go: Factors Impacting on Vocational Education and Training Participation and Completion in Selected Ethnic Communities
Miralles, Judith
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
There are differences between, and among, people in ethnic communities. This study seeks to provide a more nuanced snapshot of vocational education and training (VET) participation and completion rates among Arabic, Bosnian, Cantonese, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese communities. It investigates the effectiveness of English as a second language programs as a pathway to training. Overall, the participants of this study favour programs which provide clear pathways to employment, offer language support, acknowledge existing vocational skills, and include work experience in their training. The critical role of teachers was also emphasised by participants, particularly teachers sensitive to cultural issues such as language and values, and who constructively use cultural diversity in training programs. (Contains 6 tables.) [For "A Fair Go: Factors Impacting on Vocational Education and Training Participation and Completion in Selected Ethnic Communities. Support Document," see ED493892.]
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Second Language Programs, Work Experience, Vocational Education, Semitic Languages, Slavic Languages, Sino Tibetan Languages, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Interviews, Focus Groups
National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd. P.O. Box 8288, Stational Arcade, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Tel: +61-8-230-8400; Fax: +61-8-212-3436; e-mail: ncver@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/index.html
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane.
Authoring Institution: National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia).
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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