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Gender Segregation in Vocational Education
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Description for Gender Segregation in Vocational Education
Hardback. This book investigates the contexts of gender segregation in vocational education (VET) from a cross-national, comparative perspective. It tackles questions about occupational expectations, gendered pathways to applied fields of study, feminization of occupations and the relationship between educational choice and opportunity structures. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSJ; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The gender segregated nature of vocational education (VET) has received little attention in the stratification literature, despite the well-known consequences of VET for differences in labour market outcomes, such as job placement, income and access to full-time employment. This book investigates the institutional contexts of gender segregation in VET from a comparative perspective, through a number of cross-national comparisons as well as more in-depth studies of Canada, Norway, Germany, Australia and Bulgaria.The various chapters tackle questions about occupational expectations, gendered pathways to applied fields of study, educational transitions, feminization of occupations and the relationship between educational choice and opportunity structures. ... Read more
The gender segregated nature of vocational education (VET) has received little attention in the stratification literature, despite the well-known consequences of VET for differences in labour market outcomes, such as job placement, income and access to full-time employment. This book investigates the institutional contexts of gender segregation in VET from a comparative perspective, through a number of cross-national comparisons as well as more in-depth studies of Canada, Norway, Germany, Australia and Bulgaria.The various chapters tackle questions about occupational expectations, gendered pathways to applied fields of study, educational transitions, feminization of occupations and the relationship between educational choice and opportunity structures. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Comparative Social Research
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785603471
SKU
V9781785603471
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Reviews for Gender Segregation in Vocational Education
In these papers from a November 2014 workshop held in Oslo, international contributors in educational studies, sociology, psychology, and economics investigate causes, consequences, and especially institutional factors related to gender segregation in vocational education and training (VET). The book provides international comparative research on patterns of gender segregation in vocational education, looking at the situation in Australia, Canada, and countries ... Read more