The Human Cost of Producing Human Capital

FORUM - ISSN 0963-8253
Volume 59 Number 2 (2017)

The Human Cost of Producing Human Capital
pages 281-290
DOI: 10.15730/forum.2017.59.2.281

Abstract

In Austria the process of business-oriented educational reforms started 15 years ago but it is only now, after the implementation of the new school-leaving exams in the 2014-15 school year, that everybody has become aware of the profound changes made in the educational system. Despite the long-lasting debates and arguments, and the visible changes, the origins and objectives of the reforms are still ignored, and the reform movement is seen as a modern necessity rather than a well-planned strategy designed to increase profits. In this article, Richard Zaiser, a languages teacher who works not far from Vienna, explores the situation in his country.

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(2017) The Human Cost of Producing Human Capital, FORUM, 59(2), 281-290. https://doi.org/10.15730/forum.2017.59.2.281

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