Comparative Research on Vocational Training and Education: Comparison of Four Countries

这项研究从比较的社会学角度调查了一般教育系统的结构和运作，特别是职业培训和教育，不连续的变化时期无疑会提出关于技能、培训以及教育与经济之间的根本联系的基本问题。这种变化带来的矛盾是，教育目标本身是持久的，而教育制度变化缓慢或无法取代。另一方面，社会形象--对劳动力充足性和教育体系可行性的看法--也在迅速转变。持久的制度与易变的社会观念之间的冲突往往是教育和经济制度脱节的原因。职业培训和教育机构尤其如此，所提出的问题日益成为国际问题，因为技术和教育等力量， 关于我们 人工智能创新和经济全球化继续重塑地球仪的经济体系。在本国境内，雇主、教育工作者和决策者开始重新审视教育系统满足不断提高和变化的技能要求的能力。这项研究集中在四个不同国家（日本、新加坡、瑞士和美国）的社会经济环境变化中，职业教育确实和能够发挥的作用，每个国家都在经历不同版本的不连续变化。为了解决职业技术教育在满足技能需求方面的作用，来自这四个国家的一个国际研究人员小组召集了职业技术教育项目，以了解其重要性，功能和需要应对的问题。这项研究的结果发表在一份题为“不同的道路，类似的追求：在国际背景下职业培训和教育的经济和个人潜力”的报告中，该报告由C。Metzger，H. Fujita，S.- S.劳河Zemsky，J. E. Berset和M. lanjani（Studies and Reports 12，Institute for Teaching of Economics，University of St. Galen，2001）.除了这份英文报告，藤田目前正在编写日文报告，该报告审查了职业技术教育的结构和功能，公司的劳动力管理和职业培训，以及职业技术教育机构和工作场所之间的分工。它将于2002年秋季出版。少

This research investigated the structure and functioning of the educational system in general and vocational training and education in particular from a comparative, sociological perspective.Periods of discontinuous change invevitably raise basic questions about skills, training, and the fundamental link between education and the economy. The paradox occasioned by such change is that educational goals are inherently durable and educational systems are slow to change or impossible to replace. On the other hand, social imagery -perceptions about the adequacy of a workforce and the viability of educational systems- are quick to transform. The conflict between durable institutions and mutable social perceptions often accounts for the disconnection that can emerege regarding educational and economic institutions. It is particularly true for institutions of vocational training and education (VTE).Increasingly, the questions raised have become international ones, as forces such as technologic … More al innovation and economic globalization continue to reshape economic systems around the globe. Within their own borders, employers, educators and policymakers are beginning to re-examine the ability of educational systems to meet rising and changing skill requirements. This research focused on the role that VTE does and can play in a changing socio-economic context in four different countries Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States of America-r-each of which is undergoing a different version of discontinuous change. To address the role that VTE plays in meeting skill demands, an international team of researchers from these four countries convened the VTE Project to map its importance, functioning and problems to be coped will across national contexts. The outcome of this research is published as a report entitled "Different Paths, Similar Pursuits : The Economic and Personal Potential of Vocational Training and Education in an International Context" co-authored by C. Metzger, H. Fujita, S.-S. Law, R. Zemsky, J.-E. Berset and M. lannozzi (Studies and Reports 12, Institute for the Teaching of Economics, University of St. Galen, 2001).In addition to this English report, Fujita is now preparing the Japanese report that examines the structure and functioning of VTE, the workforce management and job training in companies and the larticulation between VTE institutions and work place. It will be published in Fall, 2002. Less