Editors:
- Elucidates different models at the system and institutional levels designed to facilitate transitions from school to post-school life in the context of Asia
- Addresses both formal and informal approaches
- Focuses on transitions to vocational and further education
- Clarifies the complexities of the relationships between intentions and the realities of post-school transitions
- Presents a detailed analysis of the Hong Kong context in terms of school-to-life transition issues
Part of the book series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects (EDAP, volume 41)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Issues and Models of School to Work/Life Transitions in Asia and the Pacific Region
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Front Matter
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School to Work Transitions in the Context of Hong Kong
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Back Matter
About this book
This book addresses growing reservations about the relevance of educational systems to the economic and social needs of individuals by examining different aspects of transitions from school to work or further studies within formal and informal settings in Asia. Highlighting important issues such as selectiveness and inclusiveness, integration of transversal competencies, vocationalisation of secondary schooling, approaches to career guidance and emerging models of student support, it is of particular interest to educators, policymakers and other stakeholders who are concerned about the effectiveness of system-wide and institutional-based approaches. The first part of the book explores different models, mechanisms and approaches to policy and practice in the context of Asia, while the second part examines Hong Kong students’ transitions to post-school life and provides an account of issues and challenges the government and individual schools experience in terms of structural supportfor both mainstream and special-needs students.
Editors and Affiliations
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The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong
Margarita Pavlova, John Chi-Kin Lee
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Office of Applied Research & Innovation, College of the North Atlantic - Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Rupert Maclean
About the editors
Margarita Pavlova is Associate Professor at the Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning, the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). She is also the director of the UNEVOC center (Hong Kong) that is a member of the UNESCO network of centers for technical and vocational education and training.
John Chi-Kin Lee is Vice President (Academic) and Chair Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). He is also director of the Center for Religious and Spirituality Education, the EdUHK and Changjiang Chair Professor in China. Rupert Maclean is concurrently QAPCO Professional Chair of Vocational Studies, UNESCO Chair on TVET and Sustainable Development, and coordinator of the UNESCO-UNEVOC Centre in Qatar at the College of the North Atlantic-Qatar.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Transitions to Post-School Life
Book Subtitle: Responsiveness to Individual, Social and Economic Needs
Editors: Margarita Pavlova, John Chi-Kin Lee, Rupert Maclean
Series Title: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6476-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6474-6Published: 15 February 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4887-7Published: 09 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6476-0Published: 16 November 2017
Series ISSN: 1573-5397
Series E-ISSN: 2214-9791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 200
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: International and Comparative Education, Professional & Vocational Education