Learning and Work in the Risk Society - (Anglo-German Foundation) by K Evans & M Behrens (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Based on a unique comparative analysis of the education and work experiences of those who lived through the political and labour market changes of the transition to post-communism, the authors argue that, far from catching up with the rest of Germany, the social polarisations and erosion of the traditional 'dual system' of vocational education and training in Eastern Germany may portend the future for the West. The issues raised have considerable resonances with the problems and contradictions which have beset British education and training and labour market policy over the last decade.

Review Quotes

'The high-quality empirical and theoretically grounded comparative research developed in this excellent book is...timely in informing current academic and policy debate.' - Denis Gleeson, University of Warwick

About the Author

Karen Evans is Professor of Post-Compulsory Education at the University of Surrey, UK.