Shaping the Future of South Africa's Youth : : Rethinking Post-School Education and Skills Training / / Helene Perold, Nico Cloete, Joy Papier

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910765771003321
• Autore: Perold Helene
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [s.l.] : , : African Minds, , 2012
• ISBN: 9781920489465; 1920489460
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 p.)
• Soggetti: Education, Higher - South Africa; Educational change - South Africa
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Why solving ongoing problems with the NQF matters -- The challenges unemployment imposes on youth -- The challenge of youth-to-work transitions: an international perspective -- A statistical overview of further education and training colleges -- Strengthening the capacity of FET Colleges to meet the needs of young people -- Higher education and an expanded post-school educational system -- Trends in training in South Africa -- Key issues in the assessment of South Africa's national skills development strategy -- Opening the doors of learning? Viewing the post-school education and training landscape from a youth perspective.
• Sommario/riassunto: South Africa has made huge gains in ensuring universal enrolment for children at school, and in restructuring and recapitalising the FET college sector. However, some three million young people are not in education, employment or training and the country faces serious challenges in providing its youth with the pathways and support they need to transition successfully into a differentiated system of post-school education and training. Across nine evidence-based chapters, 17 authors offer a succinct overview of the different facets of post-school provision in South Africa. These include an analysis of the impact of the national qualifications system on occupational training, the impact of youth unemployment, the capacity of the post-school system to absorb larger numbers of young people, the relationship ; between universities and FET colleges, the need for more strategic public and private investment in skills development, and a youth perspective on education and training policy. The authors have a number of recommendations for improving the alignment between schooling, further education and training, and university education - interventions that could shape the future of South Africa's youth.

Paleontological Collections of Germany, Austria and Switzerland : The History of Life of Fossil Organisms at Museums and Universities / / edited by Lothar A. Beck, Ulrich Joger

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910298403803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
• ISBN: 3-319-77401-8
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2018.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (566 pages)
• Collana: Natural History Collections, , 2510-1862
• Disciplina: 560.75
• Soggetti: Biodiversity; Paleontology; Biology—History; History of Biology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Research and open questions – a modern concept behind Berlins T. rex presentation of Tristan Otto -- Scientific Methods of Geological and Paleontological Collections and Trends in Paleontological Investigation and Research -- BAMBERG: The paleontological collection at the Museum of Natural History in Bamberg (NKMB) -- BASEL: The Natural History Museum Basel (NMB). -- BERLIN: The palaeontological collections of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin -- BERN: The Natural History Museum Bern – an Institution of the Burgergemeinde of Bern -- BIELEFELD: Not worth mentioning? Paleontological collections of small museums: the example of Bielefeld (Noth Rhine Westphalia, Germany) -- BILZINGSLEBEN: The Bilzingsleben collection -- BRAUNSCHWEIG: The ; Paleontological Collection of the State Museum of Natural History (SNHM) in Braunschweig, Germany -- BREMEN: The paleontological research collection of the Geosciences Collection of the University of Bremen -- CHEMNITZ: Back to the roots of palaeobotany – Chemnitz and its palaeontological collection -- COBURG: Naturkunde-Museum Coburg - Paleontological collections -- COTTBUS: Museum of Natural History and Environment in Cottbus -- DARMSTADT: The paleontological collections of Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt -- DESSAU: Museum of Natural History and Prehistory Dessau: Paleontological Collection -- DORTMUND: Museum für Naturkunde der Stadt Dortmund.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is devoted to 250 years of collecting, organizing and preserving paleontological specimens by generations of scientists. Paleontological collections are a huge resource for modern research and should be available for national and international scientists and institutions, as well as prospective public and private customers. These collections are an important part of the scientific enterprise, supporting research, public education, and the documentation of past biodiversity. Much of what we are beginning to understand about our world, we owe to the collection, preservation, and ongoing study of natural specimens. Properly preserved collections of fossil marine or terrestrial plants and animals are archives of Earth's history and vital to our ability to learn about our place in its future. The approach employed by the editors involves not only an introduction to the paleontological collections in general, but also information on the international and national collection networks. Particular attention is given to new exhibition concepts and approaches of sorting, preserving and researching in paleontological collections and also their neglect and/or threat. In addition, the book provides information on all big public museums, on important state museums and regional Museums, and also on university collections. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book, providing scientific insight for readers with an interest in fossil record, biodiversity, taxonomy, or evolution, as well as natural history collections at large.