Industrial Training and Technological Innovation
Industrial Training and Technological Innovation

Author: Howard Gospel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1136929150

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Taking an international and comparative perspective, this book focuses on the relationship between industrial training and technological change in three major global economies – the UK, USA and Japan. The contributors, an international group of leading researchers, look at the origins and development of training in these countries, and analyse the benefits resulting from the interaction of a skilled workforce and technological change. This analysis of training in major industrial nations reveals the full complexity of the relationship between labour and technological change. It shows the value of an approach which is both historical and comparative, and highlights the importance of education and training as a necessary basis for successful innovation.

The Routledge Encyclopaedia of UK Education, Training and Employment
The Routledge Encyclopaedia of UK Education, Training and Employment

Author: John P. Wilson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-16

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1317796527

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A comprehensive guide to all the main labour market initiatives and agencies combining education and employment in the UK, this encyclopaedia presents an historical progression from the Guilds and Statute of Artifices in 1563 through to present day initiatives and changes. Fully cross-referenced throughout, with a full list of acronyms, bibliographic and internet resources, the encyclopaedia includes: Detailed descriptions of all major government initiatives connecting education, training and employment Documentation covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and initiatives in Ireland up to Irish independence A brief history of education and employment in the UK Chronological history of Government Departments Outlines of all major public agencies and qualifications An extensive glossary of acronyms Information on rarely recorded and inaccessible historical documents With over 1500 entries, this encyclopaedia crosses knowledge boundaries providing for the first time an integrated map of national human capital development. It addresses: preschool initiatives, primary, secondary, further and higher education; vocational education and training; labour market interventions including those designed to return people to employment; and, government strategies designed to enhance economic and technological competitiveness. The cross-referenced structure provides connections to associated items and a chronological tracing of agencies and initiatives. This encyclopaedia will appeal to those involved in all aspects of education, training, employment, careers information, advice and guidance; and policy making.

A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989
A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989

Author: Keith Robbins

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 962

ISBN-13: 9780198224969

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Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.

A Bibliography of Industrial Relations
A Bibliography of Industrial Relations

Author: G. S. Bain

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 1979-03-29

Total Pages: 700

ISBN-13: 9780521215473

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Reference book comprising a bibliography aiming to bring together secondary source interdisciplinary material on labour relations in the UK between the years 1880 and 1970 - covers employees attitudes, trade unions and employees associations, employers organizations, the labour market and working conditions, etc.

Education in Britain, 1750–1914
Education in Britain, 1750–1914

Author: W B Stephens

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1999-01-18

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1349272310

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This concise study covers the development of education throughout Great Britain from the Industrial Revolution to the Great War: a period in which urbanization, industrialization and population growth posed huge social and political problems, and education became one of the fiercest areas of conflict in society.

Education and Economic Decline in Britain, 1870 to the 1990s
Education and Economic Decline in Britain, 1870 to the 1990s

Author: Michael Sanderson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-04-22

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9780521588423

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Since the 1870s the British economy has steadily declined from its position as the 'workshop of the world' to that of a low-ranking European power. Michael Sanderson examines the question of how far defects in education and training have contributed to this economic decline. By looking at issues such as literacy, the quality of scientific and technical training, the supposed anti-industrial bias of public schools and the older universities, the neglect of vocational and technical training and the neglect of the non-academic teenager, Michael Sanderson demonstrates that education was far from the sole cause of economic decline, but that its deficiencies have certainly played a part. This book offers an accessible and concise analysis of a topic of current importance, interest and debate and will be of interest to students and teachers of the history of education and its impact on British economic development in the twentieth century.

The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain

Author: Roderick Floud

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-10-09

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 1107038464

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A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 2 tracks the development of the British economy from late nineteenth-century global dominance to its early twenty-first century position as a mid-sized player in an integrated European economy. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the major controversies in the field and students are shown how to connect historical evidence with economic theory and how to apply quantitative methods. The chapters re-examine issues of Britain's relative economic growth and decline over the 'long' twentieth century, setting the British experience within an international context, and benchmark its performance against that of its European and global competitors. Suggestions for further reading are also provided in each chapter, to help students engage thoroughly with the topics being discussed.

Work and Pay in 20th Century Britain
Work and Pay in 20th Century Britain

Author: N. F. R. Crafts

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2007-01-11

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 019921266X

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Written by leading British historians and economists, this volume looks at how fundamental changes in British labor markets throughout the 20th century transformed the lives of the British people.