Higher Education in Switzerland: Predictors of Becoming Engaged in Higher Vocational or Higher Academic Education - The Role of Workplace Factors
Autor/in:
Nägele, Christof; Neuenschwander, Markus P.; Rodcharoen, Patsawee
Quelle: International journal for research in vocational education and training, 5 (2018) 4, S 264-284
Inhalt: Context: Vocational education and training enables young people to quickly and effectively enter the labour market. To advance their careers and to develop their professional expertise even more, they must then further their education through higher vocational or higher academic education. In this study, we looked at young people at work: What motivates them to move on towards higher education? As they are engaged in their jobs, their work situations will affect their further educational engagement. We hypothesised that individuals will more likely move towards higher education if their workplaces offer learning opportunities and social support. Human capacities, attitudes, and goals at work develop mainly in informal or non-formal learning situations and in their interactions with their teams. We tested the effect of these workplace factors by taking into account additional important predictors of educational pathways, such as sociodemographic factors (social background, nationality, gender) and motivational factors (values). Methods: Data stemmed from a multi-cohort longitudinal survey on educational decisions and educational pathways in the German part of Switzerland (BEN), running from 2012 to 2016. The selected sample consisted of 601 working individuals who were not engaged in higher education in 2014. Multinomial logistic regressions were run to test the hypothesis. Findings: First, we found that only 35% of the individuals who wanted to become engaged in higher vocational education in 2012 became engaged up to 2016 compared with those intending to become involved in higher academic education, where the rate varied by age - from younger to older - between 45% and 70%. Second, we found distinctive predictors for becoming engaged in higher vocational or academic education. Workplace factors predict engagement in higher vocational education but not sociodemographic factors, whereas sociodemographic and not workplace factors predict engagement in higher academic education. A significant predictor for both groups is the value attributed to higher education. Conclusions: The unique contribution of this paper is to show that distinct patterns of becoming engaged in higher vocational or higher academic education exist. These results confirmed the persistent effect of sociodemographic factors that shape the pathway to higher academic education. Moreover, the results indicated that an individual’s value and workplace factors contribute to enabling paths to higher vocational education, as this depends not on sociodemographic factors but on shaping the work environment that supports learning at work.
Schlagwörter:Hochschulbildung; university level of education; Berufsbildung; vocational education; berufliche Weiterbildung; advanced vocational education; Bildungsmotivation; educational motivation; Lernkultur; learning culture; Bildungsverlauf; course of education; soziale Faktoren; social factors; demographische Faktoren; demographic factors; Bildungschance; educational opportunity; soziale Ungleichheit; social inequality; deutschsprachige Schweiz; German-speaking Switzerland; VET; Vocational Education and Training; Lifelong Career; Professional Development
SSOAR Kategorie:Bildungswesen quartärer Bereich, Berufsbildung, Bildungswesen tertiärer Bereich
Quelle: Opladen (Schriftenreihe "Gender-Diskurs" des Gender- und Technik-Zentrum (GuTZ) der Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin, 9), 2018. 45 S
Inhalt: Die Gewinnung von FH-Professorinnen und -Professoren wird seit 2016 von Wissenschaftsorganisationen intensiv diskutiert. Gelingt es an der Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin im Rahmen der freien Berufungskorridore den Frauenanteil unter den FH-Professuren markant zu erhöhen und eine "place to be"-Strategie zu etablieren? Aufbauend auf den Erkenntnissen von 22 Jahren Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses im Hypatia-Programm wird unter Berücksichtigung von Handlungsempfehlungen zum Personal Recruiting im Wissenschaftsbereich die besondere Situation von Hochschulen der angewandten Wissenschaften im MINT-Bereich berücksichtigt und im Rahmen des Gleichstellungskonzeptes mit Maßnahmen zum Karriereziel FH-Professorin verankert.
Higher Education in Switzerland: Predictors of Becoming Engaged in Higher Vocational or Higher Academic Education - The Role of Workplace Factors
Autor/in:
Nägele, Christof; Neuenschwander, Markus P.; Rodcharoen, Patsawee
Quelle: International journal for research in vocational education and training, 5 (2018) 4, S 264-284
Inhalt: Context: Vocational education and training enables young people to quickly and effectively enter the labour market. To advance their careers and to develop their professional expertise even more, they must then further their education through higher vocational or higher academic education. In this study, we looked at young people at work: What motivates them to move on towards higher education? As they are engaged in their jobs, their work situations will affect their further educational engagement. We hypothesised that individuals will more likely move towards higher education if their workplaces offer learning opportunities and social support. Human capacities, attitudes, and goals at work develop mainly in informal or non-formal learning situations and in their interactions with their teams. We tested the effect of these workplace factors by taking into account additional important predictors of educational pathways, such as sociodemographic factors (social background, nationality, gender) and motivational factors (values). Methods: Data stemmed from a multi-cohort longitudinal survey on educational decisions and educational pathways in the German part of Switzerland (BEN), running from 2012 to 2016. The selected sample consisted of 601 working individuals who were not engaged in higher education in 2014. Multinomial logistic regressions were run to test the hypothesis. Findings: First, we found that only 35% of the individuals who wanted to become engaged in higher vocational education in 2012 became engaged up to 2016 compared with those intending to become involved in higher academic education, where the rate varied by age - from younger to older - between 45% and 70%. Second, we found distinctive predictors for becoming engaged in higher vocational or academic education. Workplace factors predict engagement in higher vocational education but not sociodemographic factors, whereas sociodemographic and not workplace factors predict engagement in higher academic education. A significant predictor for both groups is the value attributed to higher education. Conclusions: The unique contribution of this paper is to show that distinct patterns of becoming engaged in higher vocational or higher academic education exist. These results confirmed the persistent effect of sociodemographic factors that shape the pathway to higher academic education. Moreover, the results indicated that an individual’s value and workplace factors contribute to enabling paths to higher vocational education, as this depends not on sociodemographic factors but on shaping the work environment that supports learning at work.
Schlagwörter:Hochschulbildung; university level of education; Berufsbildung; vocational education; berufliche Weiterbildung; advanced vocational education; Bildungsmotivation; educational motivation; Lernkultur; learning culture; Bildungsverlauf; course of education; soziale Faktoren; social factors; demographische Faktoren; demographic factors; Bildungschance; educational opportunity; soziale Ungleichheit; social inequality; deutschsprachige Schweiz; German-speaking Switzerland; VET; Vocational Education and Training; Lifelong Career; Professional Development
SSOAR Kategorie:Bildungswesen quartärer Bereich, Berufsbildung, Bildungswesen tertiärer Bereich
Quelle: Journal of ASEAN Studies, 6 (2018) 2, S 117-136
Inhalt: Regional integration in ASEAN, within the framework of ASEAN Community has three pillars. ASEAN Socio-Culture Community as one of the pillars brought the vision of equality of access toward education aligned with the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals. Specifically, integration higher education is institutionally spearheaded by the ASEAN University Network (AUN) established in 1995, which currently is still the only legitimate HEI’s platform under the ASEAN Secretariat. This paper discusses the question on the exclusivity of AUN membership that had created the narratives of doubt among the non-member universities of AUN. The research is conducted with the qualitative methods in triangulation design based on the primary data taken from in-depth interview and structured focus group discussion (FGD), supplemented by the desk study on current research on the area of regional integration and higher education management. The result presented the positive view on the question posed in the research. AUN is adapting to change, with several universities are now holding the status of associate membership. AUN also stated that they are under the preparation of making scheme and procedure of new membership application. As a unique space of integration in ASEAN, AUN is continuously adjusting to accommodate the needs of the greater audience.
Schlagwörter:regionale Integration; Südostasien; Management; Chancengleichheit; educational policy; Hochschulbildung; ASEAN; university; regional integration; ASEAN; management; Southeast Asia; equal opportunity; Bildungspolitik; university level of education; ASEAN University Network; inclusive
SSOAR Kategorie:Bildungswesen tertiärer Bereich, Makroebene des Bildungswesens