The linkage between the education and employment systems: ideal types of vocational education and training programs
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2019-07-03
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This article contributes to the literature by proposing a methodological approach that scholars in all research fields can use to develop high-quality explanatory typologies. We argue that every typology should be constructed using a systematic, transparent process and must have a strong theoretical foundation to validate its explanatory value. Drawing on Max Weber’s typology theory, we apply our approach to construct three ideal types of vocational education and training (VET) programs. By bypassing heterogeneous context conditions, our typological approach enables us to compare VET programs based on the criteria that are relevant to an explanation of youth labor market outcomes. We build on Niklas Luhmann’s theory of social systems, which helps elucidate the significance of the linkage between actors from the education and employment systems in VET. The first ideal type, with maximal linkage, entails equal power-sharing between both kinds of actors. We expect such a VET program to have the most favorable outcome. The other two ideal types, in which one system has all the power, result in either undesirable youth labor market outcomes, such as unemployment or skills mismatch, or lack of access to further education. © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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35 (4)
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503 - 528
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Routledge
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Education Systems; Social Systems Theory; Ideal Types; Typology; Vocational Education and Training (VET)
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06334 - KOF FB Bildungssysteme / KOF Education Systems
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