Education + Training: Volume 50 Issue 6

Training Generation N: how educators should approach the Net Generation

The purpose of this paper is to explore generational differences between Generation N (persons born 1980 and after) and previous generations with regard to teaching and learning.

The impact of VET on transition to work for young people in Australia

The purpose of this paper is to analyse and summarise the Australian research on the impact of vocational education and training (VET) on transitions to work for young people aged…

Gendered choices: Young women's perspectives on non‐traditional training and careers in Northumberland

This paper aims to report findings from a North East (of England) study co‐financed by the European Social Fund and the Learning and Skills Council to explore the issues around…

Transition of graduates from backpack‐to‐briefcase: a case study

The purpose of this paper is to overview the Backpack‐to‐Briefcase project which established a set of prototype career development learning strategies for Australian university…

Entrepreneurship education in Hong Kong's secondary curriculum: Possibilities and limitations

This paper aims to give a picture of the entrepreneurship education programs currently provided in Hong Kong secondary schools, to present teachers' evaluations of the…

Case study: meeting the demand for skilled precision engineers

This paper aims to demonstrate how science and engineering graduates can be recruited and trained to Masters level in precision engineering as an aid to reducing the skills…

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