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Revisiting the Complementarity between Education and Training--The Role of Job Tasks and Firm Effects
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Görlitz, Katja; Tamm, Marcus – Education Economics, 2016
This paper addresses the question to what extent the strong positive correlation between education and training can be attributed to differences in individual-, job- and firm-specific characteristics. The novelty of this paper is to analyze previously unconsidered characteristics, in particular, job tasks and firm-fixed effects. The results show…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Education Work Relationship, Correlation, Role
Conditions for Apprentices' Learning Activities at Work
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Messmann, Gerhard; Mulder, Regina H. – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2015
The aim of this study was to investigate how apprentices' learning activities at work can be fostered. This is a crucial issue as learning at work enhances apprentices' competence development and prepares them for professional development on the job. Therefore, we conducted a study with 70 apprentices in the German dual system and examined the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Learning Activities, Workplace Learning
The Expectation Performance Gap in Accounting Education: A Review of Generic Skills Development in UK Accounting Degrees
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Webb, Jill; Chaffer, Caroline – Accounting Education, 2016
Accounting educators are criticised for a focus on the development of technical skills at the expense of generic employability skills. This study considers the perspective of UK graduates training for the CIMA professional accountancy qualification and examines their perceptions of the extent to which opportunities for generic skills development…
Descriptors: Accounting, Foreign Countries, Employment Qualifications, Skill Development
From the Classroom to the Workplace: How Social Science Students Are Learning to Do Data Analysis for Real
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Carter, Jackie; Brown, Mark; Simpson, Kathryn – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2017
In British social science degree programmes, methods courses have a bad press, and statistics courses in particular are not well-liked by most students. A nationally-coordinated, strategic investment in quantitative skills training, Q-Step, is an attempt to address the issues affecting the shortage of quantitatively trained humanities and social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Social Sciences, Social Science Research
ESP Learners' Needs Related Learning for the Workplace: A Pragmatic Study for Business School
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Liton, Hussain Ahmed – International Journal of Instruction, 2015
Typically, an ESP course is designed to develop students' communication skills not solely for the office, but also for useful in a specific workplace. Unfortunately, ESP for Schools of Business at some South-East Asian universities is not being very effective in promoting students' performance in the workplace. Behind this backdrop, this paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Workplace Learning
Building Workplace Learning with Polytechnics in Finland: Multiple Goals and Cooperation in Enhancing Connectivity
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Virolainen, M.; Stenström, M.-L. – Journal of Education and Work, 2013
This article examines the goals of employers when they organise work placements for students. It explores how far, in cooperating with polytechnics, employers adhere to a connective model of students' work experiences within their organisations. The paper makes use of a quantitative study based on employers' responses to a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Questionnaires, Employers