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Technology and Vocational Education for Sustainable Development
Margarita Pavlova
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Hardback. Addressing sustainable development in teaching and learning is among the most urgent challenges for modern educational theory and practice. This book explores the unique contribution technology and vocational education can provide to meet these urgent needs. Series: Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNLC; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Empowerment is the overarching idea used in this book. The term has a variety of meanings in different sociocultural and political contexts, including “self-strength, control, self-power, self-reliance, own choice, life of dignity in accordance with one’s values, capable of fighting for one’s rights, independence, own decision making, being free, awakening, and capability” (The World Bank, 2002, p. 10). However, the World Bank report observed that most definitions focus on issues of “gaining power and control over decisions and resources that determine the quality of one’s life” (p. 10). This interpretation of empowerment provides a useful starting point for the development ... Read more
Empowerment is the overarching idea used in this book. The term has a variety of meanings in different sociocultural and political contexts, including “self-strength, control, self-power, self-reliance, own choice, life of dignity in accordance with one’s values, capable of fighting for one’s rights, independence, own decision making, being free, awakening, and capability” (The World Bank, 2002, p. 10). However, the World Bank report observed that most definitions focus on issues of “gaining power and control over decisions and resources that determine the quality of one’s life” (p. 10). This interpretation of empowerment provides a useful starting point for the development ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402052781
SKU
V9781402052781
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