Demand-Side Financing--A Focus on Vouchers in Post-Compulsory Education and Training: Discussion Paper and Case Studies. CEDEFOP Dossier.

Autor/inn/en	West, Anne; Sparkes, Jo; Balabanov, Todor
Institution	European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki (Greece).
Titel	Demand-Side Financing--A Focus on Vouchers in Post-Compulsory Education and Training: Discussion Paper and Case Studies. CEDEFOP Dossier.
Quelle	(2000), (77 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	92-828-9500-9
Schlagwörter	Adult Programs; Comparative Analysis; Definitions; Educational Demand; Educational Economics; Educational Finance; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Educational Vouchers; Foreign Countries; Government School Relationship; Job Training; Literature Reviews; Models; Pilot Projects; Postsecondary Education; Public Education; Public Policy; School Business Relationship; Special Needs Students; Vocational Education; Youth Programs; European Union; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Begriffsbestimmung; Bildungsanforderung; Bildungsnachfrage; Bildungsökonomie; Bildungsfonds; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Ausland; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Analogiemodell; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Jugendsofortprogramm; USA
Abstract	The use of demand-side financing mechanisms and vouchers for postcompulsory secondary-level education was examined through case studies of funding practices in the following countries: Austria; France; the United Kingdom; the United States; and Wallonia (the French community of Belgium). Different models of voucher use were identified in the countries studied. "Pure" vouchers with a paper coupon were found in a minority of cases (in parts of France and England/Wales). In Austria, training accounts co-fund various types of adult learning by providing funding in arrears rather than in advance of training undertaken, which eliminates the purchasing power apparent with vouchers and quasi-vouchers. The aims and targets of the various voucher and quasi-voucher schemes varied considerably. In the United Kingdom, trainees with special needs received vouchers with higher face values (to avoid the "cream skimming" that may be encouraged by flat-rate vouchers). Voucher and voucher-like schemes were found to have considerable potential to promote lifelong learning and to increase investment in training. The case studies further established that voucher and voucher-like schemes are highly flexible mechanisms that can be designed differently to meet a diverse range of economic, social, and political objectives, depending on policymakers' objectives and priorities. (Contains 54 references.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	CEDEFOP, P.O. Box 22427, GR 55102, Thessaloniki, Greece, Fax: 30 31 49 01 02, E-mail: dw@cedefop.eu.int, Web site: http://www.cedefop.eu.int/publications.asp (6003 EN). For full text: http://www.trainingvillage.gr/etv/publication/download/panor ama/6003_en.pdf.
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