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ERIC #:	EJ818606
Title:	Academies and Diplomas: Two Strategies for Shaping the Future Workforce
Authors:	Hatcher, Richard
Descriptors:	Human Capital; Educational Change; Vocational Education; Educational Strategies; Privatization; Politics of Education; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Career Academies; Curriculum Implementation; Delivery Systems; Foreign Countries; Labor Force Development
Source:	Oxford Review of Education, v34 n6 p665-676 Dec 2008
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Publisher:	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Date:	2008-12-00
Pages:	12
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Abstract:	The unprecedented extent of privatisation of provision in the school system on a for-profit basis is clearly one of the most significant transformations accomplished by the Blair government. However, another aspect of private sector involvement has proved much more problematic: the direct involvement of employers in the formation of the future workforce, in two forms: employer-led vocationally-oriented diplomas and state schools--Academies--run by business interests. Both strategies remain key policies of the Brown government and have been endorsed by the Conservative opposition. However, whether these two strategies can provide the basis of a stable policy settlement depends upon the extent to which they prove capable of delivering the "human capital" the economy is claimed to require. This paper assesses the evidence.
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Reference Count:	45

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Identifiers:	United Kingdom
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ISSN:	ISSN-0305-4985
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Languages:	English
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Direct Link:	http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&id=doi:10.1080/03054980802518870

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