| CODE | CLS2105 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Education and the Labour Market | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study unit introduces students to the links between education, the labour market and the economy. It enables students to gain insights into educational theory and the holistic model of the ideal worker/learner. The unit gives an overview of the existing educational opportunities available for persons living in Malta. It evaluates the intricacies of matching competence demands and skill supplies within the labour market and delves into the transition from school to work. Study-unit Aims While acknowledging the necessary and inevitable link between education and the economy, this study unit will engage in a critical discussion about how strong or loose is, or should be, the bond between schooling and the world of work. It will provide an insightful perception of how education and the world of work are impinging on each other. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - evaluate the correlation between level of education and economic development - gain insights into educational theory - reflect critically on the developments in education and the world of work - raise his/her level of awareness about the complicated nature of the transition from school to work 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe the holistic model of the ideal worker learner - identify the existing educational opportunities available for persons living in Malta - describe the prime task of schooling - appraise the intricacies of matching competence demands and skill supplies within the labour market Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Main readings: - Ball, S. (2004). Sociology of Education. USA: Routledge. - Bills, D. (2004). The Sociology of Education and Work. USA: Blackwell. Supplementary readings: - Halsey, A., Lauder, H., Brown, P. & Stuart Wells, A. (1997). Education: Culture, Economy, and Society. UK: Oxford University Press. - Sultana,R.G. (1992) Education and National Development: Historical and Critical Perspectives on Vocational Schooling in Malta. Malta: Mireva Publications. - Sultana, R.G. & Sammut, J.M (1997) Careers Education and Guidance in Malta . Malta: PEG. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Edel Cassar Mary Grace Vella |
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