Preparation for Life?: Vocationalism and the Equal Opportunities Challenge

by Sue Heath

First published in 1997, this volume contributes to the debate on the ground-breaking Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI) introduced by Margaret Thatcher by exploring the implications of its equal opportunities policy. The scheme was announced in 1982, piloted in 1983, extended nationally in 1987 and ended in 1997. It responded to criticisms that the education system was failing to meet the needs of employers and committed to equal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138326666
• ISBN13: 9781138326668
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.5"