Vocational Education and Training--The European Research Field. Background Report. Volume I. First Edition.

This document contains 12 papers on vocational education and training (VET) and related research that were developed for a 1998 European research report titled "Training for a Changing Society." The following papers are included: "Foreword" (Stavros Stavrou, Manfred Tessaring); "Institutional Framework Conditions and Regulation of Initial Vocational Training Using Germany, France, and Great Britain as Examples" (Richard Koch, Jochen Reuling); "Financing of Vocational Education and Training" (Folkmar Kath); "Demography, Labour and Training: State of Research and European Developments" (Gert Hullen); "Employment Structures and Labour Market Aspects Related to VET" (James Tatch, Cliff Pratten, Paul Ryan); "Technical Change, Work Organisation and Skills: Theoretical Background and Implications for Education and Training Policies" (Eve Caroli); "New Technologies and Work Organization--Impact on Vocational Education and Training" (Gisela Dybowski); "Costs and Benefits of Vocational Training" (Ulrich Van Lith); "Costs and Benefits of Vocational Education and Training at the Microeconomic Level" (Winand Kau); "Sector-Specific, Intermediate and High Skills and Their Impact on Productivity and Growth in Manufacturing Sectors of the European Union" (Frank Corvers); "The Future of Work and Skills--Visions, Trends and Forecasts" (Manfred Tessaring); "Information Needs for Individual Career Decisions" (Bernd-Joachim Ertelt, Gerhard Seidel); and "Apprenticeship: Dead-End Sectors and Occupations? Implications of Structural Change and New Employment Possibilities for Apprenticeship Training" (Arie Gelderblom). (MN)