The Positioning of Dual Qualification Studies in Finnish Upper Secondary Education and Government Policy since the 1980s

Autor/in	Lietzén, Outi
Titel	The Positioning of Dual Qualification Studies in Finnish Upper Secondary Education and Government Policy since the 1980s
Quelle	In: European Educational Research Journal, 22 (2023) 3, S.368-393 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lietzén, Outi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1177/14749041211065328
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Students; Academic Education; Vocational Education; Educational Policy; Dual Enrollment; Political Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Political Power; Educational History; Commercialization; Neoliberalism; Educational Change; Policy Analysis; Decision Making; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschüler; Akademische Bildung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Doppelstudium; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Ausland; Politische Macht; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Bildungsreform; Politikfeldanalyse; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Finnland
Abstract	This article explores the positioning of dual qualifications (DQs) in the Finnish education policy and the education system since the late 1980s. The analysis is carried out in the context of academic-vocational divide. At the end of the 1980s, Finland questioned the functionality of the strict academic-vocational divide in post-compulsory education, and a unified upper secondary education was initiated. DQ was the result of two contradictory political discourses: the aim to make education system more equal and the 1990s' market oriented education policy. In the 2000s, although segregation at the upper secondary level was strengthened, the DQ simultaneously became an established study route. However, in 2007 due to changes in political power, the DQ was repositioned on the periphery of education policy and academic-vocational divide became stronger. The main focus as regards the functions of DQs until the end of the 2010s was on efforts to enhance the use of educational resources and improve the possibilities for individual and flexible education choices. The aim of the current government, elected in 2019, is to strengthen cooperation at upper secondary level, which is also expected to include DQs. However, the actualisation might be mitigated by the educational reforms of the previous government. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01