In the changes that have occurred in western education in the last two decades we have seen national education systems moving from what would have been called a liberal education, to what is, essentially, a technocratic and entrepreneurial education, preparing the young for work in the knowledge economy. As an exemplar, previously, in New Zealand technology education was done in science departments in the universities, in industry and in polytechnics and technical institutions, under day release or as part of an apprenticeship schemes. Now polytechnics have either become universities or offer university studies approved by the National Committee on Educational Achievements (the national degree awarding authority). Whereas, prior to the late 1980s, industry shared the cost of qualification, this has mainly been abandoned, and the cost of acquiring qualifications has been placed more fully upon educational institutions, including schools, and upon the learner.There are some signs of a renewal of apprenticeships in New Zealand.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Alexandre, Ph. (1970). Le Duel; de Gaulle-Pompidou. Paris: B. Grasset.
Berliner, D., & Bruce B. (1995). The manufactured crisis. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
Capelle, J. (1967). Tomorrow’s education: The French experience (transl. and Ed. W.D. Halls). London: Pergamon.
Crawley, A. (1969).Charles de Gaulle. London: The Literary Guild.
Crozier, B. (1973). De Gaulle. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons.
de Gaulle, C. (1932/1973). Le Fil de l’Epée. Paris: Le Livre a poche. [(1960) The Edge of the Sword, transl. Gerard Hopkins. New York: Criterion].
Halls, W. D. (1985). Education, culture and politics in modern France. Oxford: Clarendon.
Jackson, M. (1992). The treaty and the word: The colonization of Maori Philosophy. In Oddie & Perrett, pp.1–10.
Lacouture, J. (1985/1992). De Gaulle: The Ruler 1945-1970 (transl. Alan Sheridan). New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
Ledwidge, B. (1982). De Gaulle. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
Lewis, H. D. (1985). The French education system. London: Croom Helm.
Lyotard, J-F. (1984). The post modern condition (Transl. G.Bennington & B. Massumi). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Marshall, J. D. (1987). Positivism or pragmatism: Philosophy of education in New Zealand (Monograph No. 2). Palmerston North: New Zealand Association for Research in Education.
Marshall, J. D. (1996). The autonomous chooser and ‘reforms’ in education. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 15(1), 89–96.
Marshall, J. D. (1997). Dewey and the ‘New Vocationalism’. In S. Laird (Ed.), Philosophy of Education 1997 (pp. 163–171). Urbana, IL: Philosophy of Education Society, pp.163–171.
Marshall, J. D. (2008). Developing the self in the knowledge economy. Studies in Philosophy and Education,27, 149–159.
Marshall, J. D., & Peters, M. (Guest Editors). (2000). Education, neo-liberalism and the knowledge economy. Access: Critical Perspectives on Cultural and Policy Studies in Education, 192.
Ministry of Education. (1988). Administering for excellence. Wellington: Learning media. (Known as the Picot Report).
Ministry of Education. (1989). Learning for life (Vols. 1 and 2) Wellington: Learning Media.
Ministry of Education. (2006). The New Zealand curriculum: Draft for consultation 2006. Wellington: Learning Media.
Moody, J. N. (1978). French education since Napoleon. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
New Zealand Business Roundtable. (1988). Reforming tertiary education in New Zealand. Wellington: NZ Business Roundtable. (Known as the Sexton Report)
New Zealand Treasury. (1987). Government management: Brief to the incoming Government. Wellington: Treasury.
Pickles, D. M. (1973). The government and politics in France (Vol. 2). London: Methuen.
Oddie, G., & Perrett, R. (Eds.). (1992) Justice, ethics and New Zealand Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Olssen, M. (2000). Appropriation of tertiary education policy; Accountability, research and academic freedom. In Marshall & Peters, pp.9–70.
Renwick, W. (1978, August 20). What are the Basics? (An address to the New Zealand Parent Teachers Association).
Safran, W. (1977). The French polity. New York: McKay.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (1971). Review of national policies for education– France. Paris: OECD.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Marshall, J.D. (2008). Education for the Knowledge Economy. In: Smeyers, P., Depaepe, M. (eds) Educational Research: the Educationalization of Social Problems. Educational Research, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9724-9_11
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9724-9_11
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-9722-5
Online ISBN: 978-1-4020-9724-9
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and LawEducation (R0)