Tertiary Education Provision in Rural Australia: Is VET a Substitute for, or a Pathway into, Higher Education?

Autor/in	Curtis, David D.
Titel	Tertiary Education Provision in Rural Australia: Is VET a Substitute for, or a Pathway into, Higher Education?
Quelle	In: Education in Rural Australia, 21 (2011) 2, S.19-35 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1036-0026
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Access to Education; Vocational Education; Rural Youth; Urban Youth; Academic Aspiration; Occupational Aspiration; Rural Urban Differences; Academic Achievement; Educational Attainment; College Attendance; Foreign Countries; Australia; Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Urban area; Urban areas; Stadtregion; Stadt; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Schulleistung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	We know that rural young people have less access to higher education than do metropolitan youth, and that the effect of location is a much stronger influence than SES or achievement (Rothman, Hillman, McKenzie, & Marks, 2009). We also know that, based on achievement data, many rural young people, who might be expected to enrol in university, undertake VET programs. Lee and Coelli (2010) show that sub-diploma VET programs do not lead to enhanced outcomes for school-completers. It appears, therefore, that using VET as a substitute for higher education may disadvantage rural youth. This need not be so. Post-Bradley, we should expect to see partnerships between VET and universities that generate pathways into higher education, and lead to higher skills for rural youth and their communities. I use data from a national survey of youth transitions (Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth) to explore the extent to which VET is used as a substitute for higher education by rural youth. I also examine models of tertiary education cooperation and find that some have the potential (a) to create effective post-school pathways for all young people and (b) that can lead to skills deepening in the labour force. The main purpose is to present evidence-based information on tertiary education access for rural youth, to identify potential solutions, and to commend these to the Forum for consideration. (Contains 7 tables and 3 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia. P.O. Box 659, Wembly, Western Australia 6913, Australia. Tel: +08-9264-5809; e-mail: admin@spera.asn.au; Web site: http://www.spera.asn.au/articles.php?req=list&root_id=15&sub_id=57
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10