A discussion of the prospective effects of Scotland's vocational education & training (VET) reforms. The Scottish Enterprise (SE) & the Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE), two new bodies that will ...be set up through the Scottish Development Agency & the Training Agency, are described, highlighting the VET tools (eg, transferral of programs, grants, & funding resources) that will become available through these agencies. Six causes for optimism -- including employer interest in becoming involved in SE & HIE, & integration of VET with economic development -- are noted. However, there are problems that could negatively impact SE & HIE, eg, size & stability of the VET available budgets, & the impact of reforms on educational infrastructure: these are discussed as possible counterbalancing forces. 3 References. C. Grindle
Argues that the "new managerialism" approach to educational management in Scotland, with its emphasis on performance monitoring, diverts attention away from the core concerns of educational delivery ...and incurs significant bureaucratic costs. An alternative model, which is based on collegiality and democracy, focuses on professionalism, educational processes, consensus, quality support, and local self-government. Contains 66 references. (LP)
Discusses proposed educational reforms in Ireland, highlighting components of the 1992 Green Paper, "Education for a Changing World." Six key aims involve greater equity in education, a broadening of ...education, better use of resources through decentralization, improvement of teacher training, a system of quality assurance, and greater accountability and parent involvement. (KS)
L’Écosse a une longue histoire d’administration locale dont on trouve déjà la trace au xiie siècle. La ville d’Aberdeen possède les archives d’un gouvernement local remontant au début du xive siècle. ...Au xxe siècle, avec l’avènement de la démocratie de masse, des réformes structurelles ont été entreprises en 1929, 1975 et 1995 pour rationaliser et améliorer le système. Les services publics, la gestion et les finances des collectivités locales ont également été modifiés par des lois spécifiques...
Since 1983, all nonadvanced vocational courses at Scottish secondary and postsecondary institutions were replaced by a system of modules, uniform free-standing units of study with specified learning ...outcomes required for student certification. This development is contrasted with politically driven vocational policy changes in England. Contains 42 references. (SV)
The decentralization of employment training programs in the UK led to the development of two agencies, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, which have facilitated local and ...regional economic development. Fairley and Lloyd examine the institutional arrangements for local economic development and training in Scotland and review the findings of an inquiry into the operation of the Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise networks.
The theory of state monopoly capitalism has been explored by French writers since the 1960s; while acknowledging its quality, most English-speaking Marxists have concentrated on political ...implications of the theory & have given short shrift to the main position of the French theorists. Outlined are central aspects of state monopolistic theory, concentrating upon the development through stages of the capitalist mode of production; these stages are different historically & qualitatively. The theory of overaccumulation-devalorization of capital is examined as an addition to Marx's thought on the tendency of profit rates. Discussed is the relationship between state & private capital indicated by state monopoly capital theory. Modified Author Summary.
