User Choice: Who's the User? Who's the Chooser?: The Principle of Choice in the German and Australian Vocational Education and Training Context--A Comparative Analysis

Autor/in	Huber, Kathrin
Titel	User Choice: Who's the User? Who's the Chooser?: The Principle of Choice in the German and Australian Vocational Education and Training Context--A Comparative Analysis
Quelle	In: International Journal of Training Research, 8 (2010) 1Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1448-0220
Schlagwörter	Vocational Schools; School Choice; Comparative Analysis; Competition; Politics of Education; Improvement Programs; Educational Quality; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Educational Policy; Program Effectiveness; Program Descriptions; Training Methods; Educational Environment; Part Time Students; Apprenticeships; Vocational Training Centers; Off the Job Training; Australia; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vocational school; Berufsbildende Schule; Berufsschule; Fachschule; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Wettkampf; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Effizienzsteigerung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Politics of education; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Vocational training center; Vocational training centre; Vocational training centres; Ausbildungseinrichtung; Berufsaufbauschule; Außerbetriebliche Weiterbildung; Australien; Deutschland
Abstract	In North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), one of the German states, catchment areas for part-time vocational schools were abolished in 2008. With the intention to foster competition between schools in order to improve school quality, training companies now may freely choose the school of their choice. NRW is the first German state to take this step. In the present paper, the principle of part-time vocational school choice, as it has recently been introduced in the NRW dual system, is compared to the principle of User Choice which has been applied to Australian New Apprenticeships from 1998. A three-step approach is used: First, the country specific VET policy backgrounds are depicted. Secondly, a synoptical comparison is drawn between the two principles of choice. Thirdly, existing research studies and findings on the Australian User Choice principle are presented. (As Provided).
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