From Apprenticeships to Higher Vocational Education in Denmark--Building Bridges While the Gap Is Widening

Autor/in	Jørgensen, Christian Helms
Titel	From Apprenticeships to Higher Vocational Education in Denmark--Building Bridges While the Gap Is Widening
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 69 (2017) 1, S.64-80 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
DOI	10.1080/13636820.2016.1275030
Schlagwörter	Apprenticeships; Higher Education; Vocational Education; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Educational Policy; Risk; Labor Market; Statistical Analysis; Educational History; Cohort Analysis; Technical Education; Educational Change; Secondary Education; Employment Potential; Political Influences; Educational Development; Adult Education; Access to Education; Educational Attainment; High Schools; Trend Analysis; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Apprenticeship; Lehre; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Risiko; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Statistische Analyse; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Kohortenanalyse; Technikunterricht; Bildungsreform; Sekundarbereich; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Bildungsentwicklung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; High school; Oberschule; Trendanalyse; Dänemark
Abstract	Upper secondary vocational education in Denmark is based on the apprenticeship model, which is recognised as a valuable route to employment for young people, who are not aiming for higher education. However, the apprenticeship model has a major weakness: it does not provide eligibility for higher education. The purpose of this article is to examine this problem in a historical perspective. The article builds on a combination of policy studies, statistical cohort studies and interview studies. First, the article explores why progression from apprenticeship to higher education has become a major policy problem in Denmark. Secondly, it explores political initiatives taken to "build bridges" to higher education. Thirdly, it examines the development of technical higher vocational education, which has been a main destination for the former apprentices. Lastly, it examines changes in the transition patterns from apprenticeships to higher education in recent decades and examines why the transition rate has declined. Explanations for the decline are identified at the structural, the institutional and the individual levels. It concludes by pointing at a dilemma behind the policies pursued: Trying to strengthen the links from apprenticeship to higher education involves a risk of weakening the current strong links to the labour market. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01