Employability, Knowledge and Vocational Learning: from liberal studies to functional skills

Simmons, Robin (2015) Employability, Knowledge and Vocational Learning: from liberal studies to functional skills. In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training Conference 2015, 3rd - 5th July 2015, Oxford. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the liberal and general studies (LGS) movement in the English further education sector, and uses Bernstein's work on pedagaogic discourses to argue that, at least in some cases,LGS provided vocational learners to forms of 'powerful knowledge' which are increasingly squeezed out of FE today.

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URI:

https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/24975

Title:

Employability, Knowledge and Vocational Learning: from liberal studies to functional skills

Creators:

Simmons, Robin

Date:

3 July 2015

Subjects:

L Education > L Education (General)
L Education > LA History of education

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