Chapter 14
The Interrelation of General Education and VET
Understandings, Functions, and Pedagogy
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Lorna Unwin,
David Guile
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The recurrent debate about general education in vocational education and training (VET) includes the understanding of and functions of general education as well as the pedagogical principles employed to establish the interrelation of VET with general education. Using the reform of Danish VET as a case, this chapter discusses central issues in relation to general education in VET, including how the proportion of general education reflects assumptions about how to find solutions to current challenges in VET, such as low student intake or high drop-out rates. The chapter also discusses the implications of an increasing proportion of general education in VET for the development of teachers’ pedagogical qualifications in relation to practice-based teaching.
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