Work-based higher education programmes in Germany and the US: Comparing multi-actor corporatist governance in higher education
Journal
Policy and Society
ISSN
1449-4035
ISSN-Digital
1449-4035
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2017-02-21
Author(s)
Abstract
In both Germany and the United States, employers search for new strategies to recruit and train people in times of a dynamically evolving economy and rising educational expectations on the part of individuals. In this context, we observe the proliferation of work-based higher education programmes in both countries. This development challenges the common classification found in the political economy and educational policy literature that distinguishes between collectively governed dual apprenticeships in Germany and market-driven on-the-job training in the US. The paper proposes an alternative conceptualization that identifies significant similarities in the governance mode of work-based higher education across the two countries. Based on expert interviews and document analysis, the institutional analysis focuses on complex multi-actor governance constellations at the nexus of vocational training and higher education and explores consequences for contemporary policy-making in advanced skill formation.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher place
Amsterdam [u.a.]
Volume
36
Number
1
Start page
89
End page
108
Division(s)
Eprints ID
250446
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