Post-secondary education and training, new vocational and hybrid pathways and questions of equity, inequality and social mobility: introduction to the special issue

Student Perceptions of Higher Education and Apprenticeship Alignment

“…Although there is significant enthusiasm for apprenticeship models in the U.S. resulting in rapid growth, this modern incarnation of apprenticeship design is relatively new, and there is not much evidence that they are actually beneficial in the U.S. economic system [21]. An abundance of research exists from countries such as Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Australia [18,[22][23][24]. For example, Hanushek, Schwert, Woessmann, and Zhang [25] conducted a large, quasi-experimental study of the long-term effects of vocational education in 11 European countries.…”

Demands-based and employer-driven curricula: defining knowledge in higher vocational education and training

“…New forms of continuing and higher vocational education and training (VET) are emerging in countries all across the world, and diversity in the formation and provision in institutional contexts is growing, as lifelong learning and issues of access toand widening participation inhigher education are globally prominent themes in policy (Bathmaker 2017;Boeren and James 2017). The international development of vocational continuing and higher education is part of the global overall expansion of higher education (Marginson 2016;Ryan et al 2017).…”

“…The international development of vocational continuing and higher education is part of the global overall expansion of higher education (Marginson 2016;Ryan et al 2017). Different examples of formations emerging are two-year 'short-cycle' higher education provisioned by universities, applied baccalaureates at community colleges, higher level and degree apprenticeships, or hybrid programmes combining vocational and academic education (Bathmaker 2017;Hippach-Schneider et al 2017). This expansion is increasing With local relationships to employers, VET thus runs the risk of reproducing the inequalities that come with the organisation of wage labour.…”

Proposta de indicador social para avaliar a política federal de educação profissional e tecnológica de nível superior no Estado de São Paulo

“…A EPT pode ser oferecida nos diversos níveis de ensino (Fundamental, Técnico de Ensino Médio e Superior) (BATHMAKER, 2017;UNESCO, 2006). No caso do Ensino Superior, a EPT serve para formar mão de obra especializada em competências de alto nível técnico para os arranjos produtivos locais (OECD, 2014).…”