“The distinguished group of authors, based in different corners of the world, explain why a particular TVET model—such as the dual apprenticeship model, the state-regulated vocational school model, community colleges, or workplace-based training—was adopted in their country and how it has been selectively ‘translated’ to fit the particular context. A must-read international handbook for scholars, practitioners, and decision-makers in TVET.”
— Gita Steiner-Khamsi, William H. Kilpatrick Professor of Comparative Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA and Honorary UNESCO Chair, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
“This is an essential book for scholars, researchers and students who seek to understand why TVET is the sector in which most attempts at policy innovation, transfer, lending, and learning occur. It comprises comparative, transnational, and global perspectives and draws on diverse methodologies by leading authors in the field to explain who the policy actors are, and how policy transfer happens, why, and the results that ensue.”
— Leesa Wheelahan, Professor Emerita, William G. Davis Chair in Community College Leadership. Emerita, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada. Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK and Honorary Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the field of policy transfer in education, with a particular focus on technical and vocational education and training (TVET), adult education, professional and higher education. Bringing together contributions from around the world, the chapters indicate how policy transfer should be embedded in regional and cultural contexts, according to established knowledge as well as emerging perspectives. The book will be a must-read for researchers, policymakers and practitioners working in all areas of education relating to labour market skills, who are aiming for an improved understanding of the successes and failures of policy transfer initiatives in TVET and higher education.
Antje Barabasch is Professor of Vocational Education and Training at the Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET), Switzerland.
Sandra Bohlinger is Full Professor of Adult Education at Dresden University of Technology, Germany.
Stefan Wolf is Associate Professor in the Department of Vocational Education and School Pedagogy at the Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.
