New Vocational Qualifications in Child Care and Education in the UK
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14896286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pamela Calder (London South Bank University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 36-53 |
| Publication date | 1995-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-0605 • E-ISSN: 1099-0860 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1995.tb00440.x |
| OpenAlex | W2110079860 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper explores the implications of the introduction of the new system of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in Child Care and Education. The historical context of provision and the dual system of training of early childhood workers in Britain, split between care and education, is briefly described to show why pressures for change have come about. The background to the development of the qualifications is examined to see what light this throws on their current implementation. The paper argues that, compared with Europe where most countries are moving towards graduate status for early childhood education workers and many are thinking about an integration between care and education, with the introduction of our new child care NVQs we are moving in the opposite direction. Their introduction is likely to entrench the current split and does nothing to encourage the development of higher level qualifications which integrate care and education
Child care · Context (archaeology · Dual (grammatical number · Early childhood education · Economic growth · Economics · Nothing · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Vocational education · Early Childhood Education and Development · Education Systems and Policy · History · Medicine · Nursing
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |