Foundations Of Vocational Education

Monograph on the philosophical and social implications of the development of vocational education in the USA - reviews selected historical factors and comments on major national level legislation, outlines contemporary vocational training and technical education programmes, and speculates on emerging trends. Diagrams and references.

This book analyzes the ways that workers are educated," via a variety of institutions, to fit into the contemporary labour-unfriendly economic system. As he examines the history and purposes of vocational education, Kincheloe illustrates the manner in which this education shapes the politics of the era. How Do We Tell the Workers? is important reading for policy makers, labour leaders, and educators.