Secondary-level career education, designed to prepare students for their occupational lives, generally adopts a human capital approach to learning. We critique this approach by comparing a range of career-education polices and programs with three key principles for democratic learning. We identify areas that would be enhanced by introducing these principles: avoiding the ahistorical depiction of labour-market and working conditions, expanding current conceptions of lifelong learning, offering students alternative viewpoints on occupationally related issues, respecting moral reasoning in character development, and strengthening critical thinking strategies. L’éducation au choix de carrière au secondaire adopte généralement une approche de l’...
Consider a model of «critical social philosophy of education», as embodied in the programs of social...
Democracy is interrelated to education which has a social function by which society members are alwa...
The rhetoric surrounding workplace learning is overwhelmingly positive. Boud and Garrick (1999) decl...
The sharp decline in voter participation among Canadian youth requires an examination of how our stu...
Employing Gramsci’s theory of hegemony, this study will examine the origins, creation, and implement...
Liberal education is traditionally defined in opposition to vocational study. This article proposes ...
This article contrasts the view of lifelong learning posed by the human capital discourse with Freir...
The current focus on employability skills in Canadian public schooling raises important conceptual q...
This article explores the cause and effects of the increased policy emphasis on work to support empl...
Abstract — This paper takes as its starting point a brief review of a range of theoretical assumptio...
This article relates on career education in the context of national educational philosophy. The purp...
The historical development of vocational education in the 20th century reveals 2 distinct visions on...
This communication is part of the research project YOUNG_ADULLLT2. The purpose of this project is to...
AbstractDemocracy is strong when citizens are well informed and participate responsibly to public li...
This case study examines influences on the selection and delivery of knowledge in the employment pr...
Consider a model of «critical social philosophy of education», as embodied in the programs of social...
Democracy is interrelated to education which has a social function by which society members are alwa...
The rhetoric surrounding workplace learning is overwhelmingly positive. Boud and Garrick (1999) decl...
The sharp decline in voter participation among Canadian youth requires an examination of how our stu...
Employing Gramsci’s theory of hegemony, this study will examine the origins, creation, and implement...
Liberal education is traditionally defined in opposition to vocational study. This article proposes ...
This article contrasts the view of lifelong learning posed by the human capital discourse with Freir...
The current focus on employability skills in Canadian public schooling raises important conceptual q...
This article explores the cause and effects of the increased policy emphasis on work to support empl...
Abstract — This paper takes as its starting point a brief review of a range of theoretical assumptio...
This article relates on career education in the context of national educational philosophy. The purp...
The historical development of vocational education in the 20th century reveals 2 distinct visions on...
This communication is part of the research project YOUNG_ADULLLT2. The purpose of this project is to...
AbstractDemocracy is strong when citizens are well informed and participate responsibly to public li...
This case study examines influences on the selection and delivery of knowledge in the employment pr...
Consider a model of «critical social philosophy of education», as embodied in the programs of social...
Democracy is interrelated to education which has a social function by which society members are alwa...
The rhetoric surrounding workplace learning is overwhelmingly positive. Boud and Garrick (1999) decl...