Polidano, C and Tabasso, D (2014) Making it real: The benefits of workplace learning in upper-secondary vocational education and training courses. Economics of Education Review, 42 (C). pp. 130-146. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2014.06.003
Polidano, C and Tabasso, D (2014) Making it real: The benefits of workplace learning in upper-secondary vocational education and training courses. Economics of Education Review, 42 (C). pp. 130-146. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2014.06.003
Polidano, C and Tabasso, D (2014) Making it real: The benefits of workplace learning in upper-secondary vocational education and training courses. Economics of Education Review, 42 (C). pp. 130-146. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2014.06.003
Abstract
In OECD countries, 'real world' upper-secondary vocational education and training (VET) programs are used to engage less academically oriented youth in learning, while helping to prepare them for post-school work and/or further education. In general terms, VET programs with high employer involvement, such as apprenticeship schemes, are considered to be superior to classroom-based VET programs that are typically found in many English-speaking countries. In this study, we examine outcomes from a potential 'third way': classroom-based VET with a short-term structured workplace learning component. Using propensity score matching and PISA data linked to information from the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth, we find this model is associated with higher school completion rates and better employment transitions. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Educational economics; Vocational education and training; Workplace learning |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2017 09:36 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 20:40 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/20265 |