Government, markets, and vocational qualifications : an anatomy of policy / / Peter Raggatt and Steve Williams

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826979703321
• Autore: Raggatt Peter C. M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Falmer Press, 1999
• ISBN: 1-135-70176-8; 1-135-70177-6; 1-280-31658-6; 0-585-45277-6; 0-203-48726-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WilliamsSteve <1968->
• Disciplina: 331.11/42/0941
• Soggetti: Vocational qualifications - Great Britain; National Vocational Qualifications (Great Britain)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover -- Government, Markets and Vocational Qualifications -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Notes -- 1 Vocational Qualifications Past and Present -- Introduction -- The Evolution of the Vocational Qualifications System in the UK -- The Reformed System of Vocational Qualifications -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 2 Towards a Competence-based System: Contextualizing the Reform of Vocational Qualifications -- Introduction -- Restrictive Practices in Skill Formation -- The Pressure for Vocational Relevance -- Youth Unemployment and the Vocational Curriculum -- The 1981 New Training Initiative -- Towards a Competence-based System: The Implementation of the New Training Initiative 1982-1984 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 'Motherhood and Apple Pie': The Review of Vocational Qualifications in England and Wales 1985-1986 -- Introduction -- The Immediate Imperatives for Reform -- The Establishment of the Review of Vocational Qualifications in England and Wales -- The Recommendations of the Review of Vocational Qualifications in England and Wales -- The Establishment of NVQ Policy in England and Wales -- ; Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Ambiguity Resolved: The Implementation of NVQ Policy 1987-1989 -- Introduction -- The Development of the NVQ Framework -- The Development of the Lead Body Structure -- NVQ Methodology and Accreditation -- The Awarding Body Network -- Scotland -- The Qualifications of the Professional Bodies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 Embedding the Reforms: NVQ and SVQ Policy 1990-1993 -- Introduction -- The Resuscitation of NVQ Policy -- Towards a Consistent Methodology: The Emergence of Functional Analysis -- The Maturing of the Lead Body Structure -- Building the Framework of Vocational Qualifications -- The Progress of the Reforms 1992-93 -- Conclusion -- Notes.; 6 Coherence for 16- to 19-Year-Olds: The Origins and Development of GNVQ Policy -- Introduction -- The Limitations of NVQs -- Better Provision for 16- to 19-Year-Olds2 -- The Development of the GNVQ -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 Rigour, Review and Relaxation: Vocational Qualifications Policy 1994- 1997 -- Introduction -- Rigour -- Review -- Relaxation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 8 The Reform of Vocational Qualifications: An Anatomy of Policy -- Introduction -- Youth Training and the Politics of Vocational Education -- The 'British Way': the Renewed Ethos of Voluntarism -- The Locus of Power -- Institutional Coherence in Government -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Conclusion: Government, Markets and Vocational Qualifications -- Notes -- Methodological Appendix -- References -- Index.