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Teacher preparation for vocational education and training in Germany: A potential model for Canada?

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Barabasch, Antje
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Watt, Bonnie
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Journal · Vol. 43 · Issue 2 · pp. 155-183
Abstract

Germany's vocational education and training (VET) and corresponding teacher-education programmes are known worldwide for their integrated framework. Government legislation unifies companies, unions and vocational schools, and specifies the education and training required for students as well as vocational teachers. Changing from the Diplom programme model to the Anglophone Bachelor and Masters degree model has raised concerns for VET teacher preparation. It is within this context that we explore Germany's VET teacher-education system and current academic debates. We further investigate challenges in the development of Canada's VET teacher-education programmes and suggest some policy borrowing from the German model. © 2013 Copyright British Association for International and Comparative Education.

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vocational education and training policy Teacher Education Germany Canada

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European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thermi, Central Macedonia, Greece
Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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