Qualification Chase, The
- Synopsis
- Looks at what schools and other educational institutions actually do in the modern world, focusing on the argument of Ronald Dore, who believes that schooling is not so much concerned with training people to ‘do a job’ as giving them qualifications to ‘get a job’. Asks why employers are obsessed with academic qualifications, with vocational qualifications appearing to possess lesser status. Examines these functions of education in the 1990s in Japana and Sri Lanka, two contries central to the Dore argument, as well as in the UK.
- Series
- Exploring Educational Issues, Course Eu208
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.
- Year of production
- 1997
- Availability
- Off-air recording licence
Sale; 2000 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p) - Notes
- First broadcast 10/2/97.
- Subjects
- Education
- Keywords
- educational qualifications; Japan; schools; Sri Lanka
Credits
- Producer
- Rosemary Hill
- Cast
Ronald Dore
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Open University Worldwide
- Web
- http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 1908 274066
- Address
- Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA - Notes
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