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The Lack of Collaboration between Companies and Schools in the German Dual Apprenticeship System: Historical Background and Recent Data
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Gessler, Michael – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2017
On the macro level (federal level) and exo level (state or regional level), the German Dual Apprenticeship System shows a high degree of institutionalised collaboration. However, the companies and vocational schools on the meso level (institutional level and level of the actors), in contrast, are just loosely coupled with a dominant partner (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, School Business Relationship, Educational History
Educational Transfer as Transformation: A Case Study about the Emergence and Implementation of Dual Apprenticeship Structures in a German Automotive Transplant in the United States
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Gessler, Michael – Vocations and Learning, 2017
The apprenticeship system in Germany is carried out both by companies and vocational schools (the Dual System). The question of whether the German Dual System is transferable is currently being asked in vocational education and training research. The analysis of current transfer discourses alludes to a research desideratum: the actual approaches…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Program Implementation, Vocational Education
From the Reality of Work to Grounded Work-Based Learning in German Vocational Education and Training: Background, Concept and Tools
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Gessler, Michael; Howe, Falk – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2015
The "Riga Conclusions" of the European Ministries of Education of 22 June 2015 for the orientation of vocational education and training in Europe are promoting work-based learning as one of five "medium-term deliverables" for the next five years. But: How should and can work-based teaching and learning be designed? Our approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Experiential Learning, Task Analysis