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Social versus liberal collective skill formation systems? A comparative-historical analysis of the role of trade unions in German and Swiss VET

open access: yesEuropean journal of industrial relations, 2019
We distinguish between social and liberal collective skill formation systems and demonstrate that the German VET system is a social system with a strong (parity) role for trade unions in its governance. In contrast, unions play a considerably weaker role
P. Emmenegger   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Expenditure on education and training in Australia: analysis and background paper [PDF]

open access: yes
Education and training is a continuum, from early childhood, through schooling, to tertiary study and training. Yet our public policy and funding settings continue to reflect a piecemeal approach.
Andrew Wade   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Military Service Roles and ALS Among Veterans: A Matched Case–Control Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While military service is an established risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), it remains unclear whether this association is linked to combat. We conducted a matched case–control study comparing 191 ALS patients who were veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with known military service type and 1910 matched controls. The
Asaf Honig   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

VET Teachers’ Interpretations of Individualisation and Teaching of Skills and Social Order in two Nordic Countries

open access: yesEuropean Educational Research Journal, 2019
The age at which young people leave education for the labour market has increased in recent decades, and entering upper secondary education has become the norm.
Elsa Eiríksdóttir, Per-Åke Rosvall
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Smart education for smart textiles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The aim of this paper is to present the main objectives and achievements of the Skills4Smartex project, according to its declared goals. The Erasmus+ project "Smart textiles for STEM training" is funded with support from the European Commission and it is
Blaga, Mirela   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Longitudinal Relationship Between Pain and Depression in People With Inflammatory Arthritis: A Narrative Review

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
As many patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have chronic pain, understanding how to best assess and manage pain in IA is a priority. Comorbid depression is prevalent in adults with IA, affecting 15% to 39% of people. Although pain and depression are thought to be associated in IA, this concept is largely based on cross‐sectional data.
Natasha Cox   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of the effect of climate on free-living stages of Dictyocaulus filaria in Baghdad area.

open access: yesThe Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2000
The survival ability and development of the free living stages of Dictyocaulus. filaria larvae were studied to understand the epidemiology of this parasite in irrigation system .
S. A.G. AL-Samarrae, A. M. Obaid
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolic Consequences of Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have metabolic disruption, which can contribute to adverse long‐term outcomes, for multiple reasons. Patients with RA appear to have a higher risk of sarcopenia, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and hypertension. Systemic inflammation in RA can cause a “lipid paradox,” with reduced low‐
Stevie Barry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Motivating Unmotivated Students and Strategies For Success in Vet: A Guide for Vet Educators

open access: yesПедагогически форум
This article examines strategies to amplify student motivation within Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs. It features the transformative impact of bespoke curriculum design, immersive real-world projects, and the scrupulous alignment of ...
Iliyan Vasilev
doaj   +1 more source

Balancing ‘flexibility’ and ‘employability’: The changing role of general studies in the Finnish and Swedish VET curricula of the 1990s and 2010s

open access: yesEuropean Educational Research Journal, 2019
This article analyses and compares the evolving role of general subjects in the curricula of initial upper secondary vocational education and training (VET) in Finland and Sweden during the 1990s and 2010s.
Mattias Nylund, M. Virolainen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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