Overview
- Analyses implications of global drivers of social and economic change for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
- Focuses on needs or a new philosophy, curriculum and pedagogy in Technical and Vocational Education Training
- Presents the case and scope for a new research and policy agenda in Technical and Vocational Education Training
Part of the book series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects (EDAP, volume 55)
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Table of contents (40 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K–12) Reforms
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Transformational Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
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About this book
This open access book analyzes the main drivers that are influencing the dramatic evolution of work in Asia and the Pacific and identifies the implications for education and training in the region. It also assesses how education and training philosophies, curricula, and pedagogy can be reshaped to produce workers with the skills required to meet the emerging demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The book’s 40 articles cover a wide range of topics and reflect the diverse perspectives of the eminent policy makers, practitioners, and researchers who authored them. To maximize its potential impact, this Springer-Asian Development Bank co-publication has been made available as open access.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Professor Rupert Maclean AO located in Melbourne where he is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education, RMIT University. Immediately prior to returning to Melbourne in February 2019 he was for three years Foundation QAPCO Professional Chair in Vocational Studies, UNESCO Chair on Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Sustainable Development, and Co-ordinator of the UNESCO-UNEVOC Centre for Qatar, at the College of the North Altantic – Qatar. He is concurrently: Honorary Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong; and a Visiting Professor at both East China Normal University, Shanghai, and at the University of Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. Between 2007 and 2015 he was an Honorary Research Fellow, University of Oxford, Department of Education. In December 2018 he was appointed as a consultant of the Belt and Road Alliance for International Applied Education and Training by the Zhejiang Vocational Education Group, China. In 2011 he was awarded an Order of Australia (AO) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for distinguished service to improving education and schooling in developing countries, particularly through UNESCO.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Anticipating and Preparing for Emerging Skills and Jobs
Book Subtitle: Key Issues, Concerns, and Prospects
Editors: Brajesh Panth, Rupert Maclean
Series Title: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7018-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Asian Development Bank 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7017-9Published: 03 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7020-9Published: 04 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-7018-6Published: 02 November 2020
Series ISSN: 1573-5397
Series E-ISSN: 2214-9791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 351
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Professional & Vocational Education, Skills, Management Education