Education + Training: Volume 38 Issue 2

NVQs in small businesses: factors influencing adoption

Colin Hales, Ziv Tamangani, Anne Walker, Noelle Murphy

Reportsthe findings and conclusions of a study of five small businesses inthe hotel and catering sector which had adopted national vocationalqualifications (NVQs). Using an open…

The international management of change: a problem‐based learning/case study approach

Steve Cockerill, Gerry Stewart, Les Hamilton, John Douglas, Jeff Gold

Reports on the development of a module concerning theinternational management of change by a multidisciplined team atLeeds Metropolitan University. The aim of the module is to…

Accessing and engaging vocational knowledge: instructional media versus everyday practice

Stephen Billett

Analyses the development of vocational knowledge through two contrasting approaches which are referred to as the “instructional media” and everyday practice. The former is the…

Enterprise in Higher Education and the graduate labour market

Martin Binks

Argues that, although the Enterprise in Higher Education (EHE) initiative is a product of the perceived needs of large businesses, it should be judged in a wider context. Using an…

Assessing the benefits of learning logs

Jean Barclay

Looks at learning logs and their relevance in the context of self‐development in organizations and in education ‐ especially within skills development programmes.