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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821007803321

Titolo

Contemporary issues in vocational education and training : an SME perspective / / guest editor: Harry Matlay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006

ISBN

1-280-73778-6

9786610737789

1-84663-225-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

Education + Training ; ; 48, no. 8/9

Altri autori (Persone)

MatlayHarry

Disciplina

374.013;374.013094

Soggetti

Vocational education

Vocational guidance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Introduction; Embedding new entrepreneurship programmes in UK higher education institutions; Improving performance in very small firms through effective assessment and feedback; An inter-industry comparison of VET in Australian SMEs; Graduate entrepreneurship education in the United Kingdom; Small business learning through mentoring: evaluating a project; Delimiting knowledge transfer from training; Performance of distance learning students in a small business management course; Just what are tomorrow's SME employees looking for?

Managers' perceptions of management development needs in manufacturing SMEsOrganizational learning and performance; Tourism skills delivery: sharing tourism knowledge online; Researching entrepreneurship and education; UK news; European news; Reviews Books;

Sommario/riassunto

This e-book is the seventh in a series of extended features that focus specifically upon the Vocational Education and Training (VET) needs of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). It also includes a number of articles that consider pertinent aspects of Entrepreneurship Education and its impact upon graduate entrepreneurs.