School and Workplace as Learning Environments in Vocational Education and Training

Abstract

"In vocational education and training the school and the workplace are two different learning environments. But how should we conceive of them as learning environments, and are they converging or diverging? These questions are treated in this chapter. School and workplace are assessed using the same analytical approach. Thereby it is pointed out how different forms of learning are encouraged in each of them and how different forms of knowledge are valued. On this basis suggestions are made about how to understand the linking of the two learning environments from the perspective of the learner." (Autorenreferat, BIBB-Doku)