Technical Degrees and Higher Vocational Education

Autor/in	Hordern, Jim
Titel	Technical Degrees and Higher Vocational Education
Quelle	In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 22 (2017) 1, S.87-106 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359 6748
DOI	10.1080/13596748.2016.1272080
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Technical Education; Vocational Education; Higher Education; Academic Degrees; Educational Policy; Program Implementation; Curriculum Development; Qualifications; Credibility; Labor Force Development; Apprenticeships; Educational Change; Partnerships in Education; Education Work Relationship; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Technikunterricht; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Glaubwürdigkeit; Arbeitskräftebestand; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Bildungsreform; Hochschulpartnerschaft
Abstract	This paper focuses on the proposals for the introduction of "technical degrees" in English higher education institutions advanced by the Labour Party's Liam Byrne in a document entitled "Robbins Rebooted" which was published in August 2014 by the Social Market Foundation. The context and rationale for the proposed technical degrees is discussed, identifying assumptions and implications of the proposed policy. Drawing on studies of related workforce development and higher vocational initiatives, potential problems that could arise with the implementation of the policy are outlined. This leads on to a discussion on whether the curriculum that technical degrees would offer would be an adequate preparation for work and whether the qualifications in themselves would achieve as much credibility as alternative routes through higher education. In the event, the opportunity to introduce technical degrees in the form advanced by Byrne did not arise, as the Labour Party lost the general election in 2015 and did not return to office. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01