scholarly journals A comparative study of dance education and training in tertiary education in England and in Greece

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ελένη Τσομπανάκη

Σε αυτή τη διατριβή υλοποιήθηκε μια συγκριτική μελέτη εκπαίδευσης του χορού, μεταξύ Ελλάδας και Αγγλίας. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, η βασική έρευνα περιελάβανε πολλαπλές περιπτωσιολογικές μελέτες που πραγματοποιήθηκαν σε ιδρύματα που προσφέρουν μαθήματα «τριτοβάθμιου επιπέδου» στην «εκπαίδευση και κατάρτιση χορού» Τα ερευνητικά ερωτήματα ήταν: 1) ποιο είναι το κοινωνικό-ιστορικό και πολιτικό πλαίσιο της εκπαίδευσης χορού σε ανώτερες και ανώτατες σπουδές στην Αγγλία και την Ελλάδα; 2) Ποια είναι η πραγματικότητα του χορού στην ανώτερη και ανώτατη εκπαίδευση στην Αγγλία και στην Ελλάδα; 3) Ποιες είναι οι ομοιότητες και οι διαφορές της εκπαίδευσης και της κατάρτισης του χορού σε τριτοβάθμιο επίπεδο στην Αγγλία και την Ελλάδα; 4) Τι μπορεί να μάθει / εφαρμοστεί πέραν των εθνικών συνόρων για τη βελτίωση της εκπαίδευσης και της κατάρτισης του χορού; Μια ερμηνευτική, κυρίως ποιοτική μελέτη πραγματοποιήθηκε με ένα τροποποιημένο θεωρητικό μοντέλο για τη διερεύνηση της μάθησης και της διδασκαλίας του χορού. Οι παράγοντες της προετοιμασίας, της διαδικασίας και των προϊόντων περιλάμβαναν το σκεπτικό, το σχεδιασμό και την ανάλυση της μελέτης. Χρησιμοποιήθηκαν πολλαπλές περιπτωσιολογικές μελέτες για να αποκτήσουμε γνώσεις μεταξύ των ιδρυμάτων χορού εντός και μεταξύ των δύο χωρών. Συνολικές πήραν μέρος έξι ιδρύματα, τρία στην Ελλάδα και τρία στην Αγγλία, επιτρέποντας μια συγκριτική ανάλυση που εξετάζει τις ομοιότητες και τις διαφορές μεταξύ εθνικών συνόρων. Οι μέθοδοι περιλάμβαναν τη χρήση τεκμηρίωσης οδηγών σπουδών, παρατήρησης, συνεντεύξεων και ερωτηματολογίων από μαθήματα/διαλέξεις και εμπλεκόμενα άτομα μέσα σε κάθε ένα από τα έξι χορευτικά ιδρύματα. Αναλύθηκαν τα αναλυτικά προγράμματα σπουδών και τα θεσμικά έγγραφα, δόθηκαν ερωτηματολόγια σε τριτοετής μαθητές (97), πραγματοποιήθηκαν συνεντεύξεις με φοιτητές (18), με καθηγητές (6) και με επικεφαλής των τμημάτων (6). Οι παρατηρήσεις διήρκησαν δύο εβδομάδες σε καθένα από τα έξι ιδρύματα. Τα ευρήματα αποκάλυψαν ότι η θέση του χορού στην εκπαίδευση καθορίζεται από το κοινωνικό-ιστορικό πλαίσιο που διαμορφώνει και διαιωνίζει τόσο την κατάσταση όσο και την κυρίαρχη κατανόηση του χορού. Η έρευνα αποκάλυψε πολλές διαφορές, ιδιαίτερα στη μετάδοση της γνώσης και της διδασκαλίας όσον αφορά το στυλ, τις προσδοκίες και τα αποτελέσματα. Το αγγλικό σύστημα είχε περισσότερες δυνατότητες για την αυτονομία της ανάπτυξης μαθημάτων, την αφοσίωση των μαθητών και τις ευκαιρίες σταδιοδρομίας από αυτό στην Ελλάδα και ακολουθεί μια ολιστική προσέγγιση γνώσης του χορού. Δεν υπήρχε πιθανότητα διακοπής του κύκλου στην Ελλάδα χωρίς «δανεισμό» ιδεών από άλλες χώρες, όπως αυτές που αποκαλύφθηκαν στα ευρήματα αυτής της μελέτης.

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Tsompanaki

Acknowledging the value of dance within education and as an art, this study examines teaching and learning experiences and their effect in the status and ethos of dance. The main focus of this study was to examine dance education and training in tertiary education (further and higher) in England and in Greece. The aim was to find similarities and differences in teachers' approaches in order to improve understanding of what affects students' learning experiences and future choices. Methodology is based on a comparative study, predominately qualitative, that focuses on individuals' experiences. The methods used were documentations, interviews, observations, and questionnaires from people who experience and teach dance within further education dance institutions. This study is part of a Ph.D. thesis.


Author(s):  
Raewyn O'Neill

In their 1997 green paper on tertiary education the Ministry of Education said, "to ensure our prosperity New Zealand needs to be a 'learning society' recognising the importance for all of our people to continue to develop new skills and knowledge throughout a person’s lifetime." Given the importance of an educated and adaptable workforce, there is surprisingly little information available on education and training undertaken in New Zealand. While some information is collected on those enrolled in study towards formal education qualifications, there is little available information on human capital development beyond this. One of the few sources of information is the Education and Training Survey (ETS), conducted in September 1996. This paper uses information collected in the ETS to look at the characteristics of those participating in education and training as well as the barriers to and reasons for participation in education and training. lt then goes on to compare the labour market outcomes of those people who participated in education and training with those who did not.


Author(s):  
Thomas Bolli ◽  
Ursula Renold

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the questions as to how important skills are; which skills can best be learned at school, and which skills can be acquired better in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach The authors exploit data from a survey among professional tertiary education and training business administration students and their employers in Switzerland. Findings The authors find that skills used in the business processes strategic management, human resource management, organizational design, and project management are most suitable to be taught in school. However, the results further suggest that soft skills can be acquired more effectively in the workplace than at school. The only exceptions are analytical thinking, joy of learning and organizational soft skills, for which school and workplace are similarly suitable. Practical implications The paper provides empirical evidence regarding the optimal choice of the learning place for both human resource managers as well as educational decision makers who aim to combine education and training, e.g. in an apprenticeship. Originality/value Little evidence regarding the optimal learning place exists.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Sha Ha

According to the ‘International Standard Classification of Education’ (ISCED), ‘Continuing Education’ is composed of the ‘Continuing Primary and Lower Secondary Adult Education’ (ISCED1, ISCED2), followed by the ‘Adult Education and Training’ System (ISCED3), including an ‘Upper Secondary Education System’ (ISCED4 and finally, the ‘Tertiary Education’ (ISCED5, ISCED6 and above). In 2016 the percent of ‘early leavers’ from education and training amounted in Italy to 13.8%, while the EU average amounted to 10.7%. In the same period the attendance to ISCED1-ISCED3 Adult Education Courses (age 25-64) amounted to 8.3%, while the EU average amounted to 10.8%. As for ‘Tertiary Education’, the percent attainment of a university degree amounted to 29.5% among Italians and to 13.4% among foreigners residing in Italy, while the EU averages amounted to 39.9% and 35.4% respectively. According to the Author, the relatively higher percent of early leavers from education and training in Italy and the relatively low attendance to ‘Continuing Education’ programs is due to the low employment rate in the Country, particularly significant in the age range 20-34, as a consequence of the severe economic crisis which hit the country in 2008 and still persists, causing the closure of many private enterprises and the block of the turn-over at public educational institutions. In spite of all that, the quality of the Italian Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education System is of an excellent level, as compared with that of similar institutions all over the world. In Author’s opinion, increasing the investment in the educational system would increase the attendance to Secondary and Tertiary Adult Education courses, with a positive feedback on productivity.


Author(s):  
Paul Wilson

Australia’s tertiary education and training sector consists of Higher Education, predominantly funded and controlled by the Federal Government, and Vocational Education and Training (VET) where both the Federal and State Governments have policy and funding responsibilities.  While there has been increasing funding and stable policy in Higher Education over the past decade there has been significant change in the Australian VET sector in policy and reduced funding at the Federal and State levels.  TAFE Queensland, the public VET provider in the state of Queensland, has undergone a huge transformation of its own over this period of extensive policy change. As a result of policy and organisational changes TAFE Queensland has had to seek alternatives to ensure that students who choose to study at this public provider are able to access higher education courses. This paper outlines various policy change impacts over the past decade and TAFE Queensland’s innovative approach to ensuring that quality applied degrees are available to interested students who prefer to study with this major public vocational education provider.


2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Simone R Haasler

In Germany, the dual system of apprenticeship training has traditionally been very strong. The dominant position of the dual system, however, is being challenged by other training routes gaining significance, particularly tertiary education. This article investigates the extent to which this is leading to a restructuring of the dual system. Developments in school-based vocational programmes, trends of academisation and challenges deriving from qualifying low achievers are discussed. The growing significance of school-based programmes is linked to the gender impact of the vocational education and training (VET) system and the gender segmentation of the German labour market, while academisation reflects labour market demands for high skills. With dual study programmes and three and a half-year dual training, the dual system seeks to provide attractive training options for highly skilled young people. This, however, has made access to fully-qualifying vocational programmes very difficult for low-achieving young people, including migrants and refugees, thereby challenging the integration function of the German VET system.


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