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Apprenticeship as a Model of Vocational 'Formation' and 'Reformation': The Use of Foundation Degrees in the Aircraft Engineering Industry
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Journal of Vocational Education and Training . 2011 63(3):451-464. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This article argues that once apprenticeship is conceptualised as a social model of learning, then it no longer follows that apprenticeship is an age- or phase-specific model of vocational formation. The article explores this claim through drawing on a case study of the design of a Foundation Degree (FD) in aircraft engineering, which was explicitly designed to support the formation of "new entrants" and the reformation of "career switchers" vocational practice. Using the concept of recontextualisation the article highlights how: (1) the company (KLM) and the college (Kingston) FDs designed the teaching and learning curriculum to facilitate the above goals; and (2) learners used the opportunities provided by these curricula to develop their vocational practice. The article concludes with a number of observations about the conceptual and policy implications of its analysis. (Contains 1 note and 1 figure.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1363-6820
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Vocational Education and Training
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ953291
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Opinion Papers
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2011.600835