Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. The Origins of Technical and Vocational Education in France 8
7. The Division of Technical Education from 1920 to 1960 27
8. Vocational Education and the Training of Workers from the Third to the Fifth Republics, 1900–1981 53
9. Vocational Education and the Training of Workers since 1981 84
10. Training Technicians in France since the First World War 173
11. Advanced Education and the Training of Senior Technicians, Engineers, and Managers in France since 1981 135
12. Conclusion 165
13. Notes 177
14. Bibliography 213
15. Index 231