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

这项研究从比较和社会学的角度考察了教育系统的总体结构和功能，特别是职业培训和教育。不连续的变化时期不可避免地提出了关于技能、培训以及教育和经济之间的基本联系的基本问题。这种变化引发的悖论是，教育目标天生就是持久的，而教育体系的变化很慢，或者无法取代。另一方面，社会形象--对劳动力充分性和教育系统生存能力的看法--正在迅速转变。持久机构与变化无常的社会观念之间的冲突往往是教育和经济机构可能出现脱节的原因。对于职业培训和教育机构(VTE)来说尤其如此。越来越多地，提出的问题已经成为国际问题，例如技术…更多的创新和经济全球化继续重塑全球经济体系。在自己的境内，雇主、教育工作者和政策制定者正开始重新审视教育系统满足不断上升和不断变化的技能要求的能力。这项研究的重点是职业教育在日本、新加坡、瑞士和美利坚合众国四个不同的国家--r--每个国家都在经历不连续变化的不同版本--在不断变化的社会经济背景下所做的和可以发挥的作用。为了解决VTE在满足技能需求方面所起的作用，来自这四个国家的一个国际研究小组召集了VTE项目，以绘制其重要性、功能和需要在各国背景下解决的问题。这项研究的结果以题为《不同的道路，相似的追求：国际背景下职业培训和教育的经济和个人潜力》的报告发表，作者是C.Metzger、H.Fujita、S.-S.Law、R.Zemsky、J.-E.Berset和M.lannozzi(圣加伦大学经济学院，2001年，研究和报告12)。除了这份英文报告外，Fujita现在正在准备一份日语报告，该报告审查了VTE的结构和功能、公司的劳动力管理和工作培训以及VTE机构和工作场所之间的分工。它将于2002年秋季出版。较少

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