Published in 1999, a multi-disciplinary analysis of recent developments in vocational education and training under the Labour government's New Deal and lifelong learning initiatives. These policies are examined from the standpoint of moral and social values.
'This book constitutes one of the first philosophical and policy critiques of New Labour's vocational education and training policies. It will be of interest to lecturers, tutors, instructors and students working in post-compulsory education and training, as well as to industrialists.' Education and Training '...a very important contribution to understanding lifelong learning, and the policy and systemic implications of the competing concepts.' Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
