Master concept or defensive rhetoric : evaluating Australian VET policy against past practice and current international principles of lifelong learning.

摘要: Lifelong learning has become a frequently repeated mantra of national planning and policy agencies in Australian Vocational Education Training (VET). Critics claim the use term is rhetorical rather than real commitment to principles practices lifelong learning. A review research indicates that progress been made implementing some aspects VET, but contemporary practice falls far short internationally agreed or even sector’s earlier experience with similar concept recurrent education. Current settings impose too many barriers adoption VET need comprehensive reform. education, policy, Work-based learning, Knowledge economy