Lifelines and Life Lines: Re-training for Women Returning to Higher Level Occupations--Policy and Practice in the UK.

Bird, Elizabeth

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ585157

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0260-1370

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Lifelines and Life Lines: Re-training for Women Returning to Higher Level Occupations--Policy and Practice in the UK.

Bird, Elizabeth

International Journal of Lifelong Education, v18 n3 p203-16 May-Jun 1999

A survey of 462 British women in science/engineering, law, accounting, and nursing demonstrated the need for, and effectiveness of, specialized professional retraining for women returning to higher-level occupations. Investment in their education, such as through the European Social Fund, benefits both the women and the economy. (SK)

Descriptors: Educational Policy, Females, Foreign Countries, Professional Education, Professional Occupations, Reentry Workers, Retraining

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A