ABSTRACT

This book provides an integrated treatment of the relationship between political economy and vocational education at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Approaching the subject from a philosophical perspective the author engages with debates about* the work-related aims of education * the moral and spiritual significance of work * the concep

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|14 pages

Necessity, work, effort and leisure

chapter 4|14 pages

Conceptualising economic life: Part one, the consumptionist tradition

Part one: the consumptionist tradition

chapter 5|15 pages

Conceptualising economic life: Part two, Listian political economy

Part two: Listian political economy

chapter 6|13 pages

Moral education and work

chapter 7|14 pages

Vocational education and vocational training

An examination of the conceptual relationship

chapter 8|14 pages

Learning in the workplace

chapter 10|13 pages

Education and labour markets

chapter 11|15 pages

Education, well-being and economic growth

chapter 12|14 pages

The social value of work

chapter 13|14 pages

Education and the ‘end-of-work’ thesis

chapter 15|15 pages

Policy issues

Schooling, qualifications and the transition to work