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Tertiarization and academization of vocational education and training in China and Germany

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Li, Junmin
 SJ
Schmees, Johannes Karl
 TH
Tang, Hui
 FD
Frommberger, Dietmar
International Journal of Training Research
Journal · Vol. 22 · Issue 1 · pp. 46-65
Abstract

Vocational education and training (VET) and higher education serve different purposes and pursue different logics. However, in view of the increase of qualification requirements for skilled workers, many education systems are responding by linking VET to higher education. Therefore, the borders between VET and higher education have developed in different ways in different nations. In our paper, we analyze different approaches of tertiarization and academization of VET to answer to what extent VET and higher education are affected by the described changes. To answer these questions, we use a heuristic that includes an objective, an organization, a program, and a system dimension. We analyze the cases of China and Germany as they differ greatly in the dimensions of the heuristic. The study is based on the analysis of documents in the selected countries. Based on our findings, we point out consequences for the purpose and equality between VET and higher education. © 2024 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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Higher education vocational education and training Germany China permeability higher vocational education and training hybrid education

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Department of Business and Economic Education, Osnabrück University, Osnabruck, Niedersachsen, Germany
Department of Teacher Education, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim, Trondelag, Norway
Chair of Economics and Business Education, Universität zu Köln, Koln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Chair for Business and Economics Education, Universität Bamberg, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany
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