Fabricating the 'dual system'. Conservative resistance against progressive TVET reforms in West Germany 1969-1982.

Autor/inn/en	Porcher, Christoph; Esmond, Bill
Titel	Fabricating the 'dual system'. Conservative resistance against progressive TVET reforms in West Germany 1969-1982. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Entstehung des "dualen Systems". Konservativer Widerstand gegen progressive Reformen der beruflichen Bildung in Westdeutschland 1969-1982.
Quelle	In: Journal of vocational education & training, 78 (2026) 4, S. 736-755Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820; 1747-5090
DOI	10.25656/01:35549 10.1080/13636820.2026.2626291
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-355493
Schlagwörter	Geschichte (Histor); Institutionalismus; Berufsbildung; Berufsbildungsgesetz; Duales Ausbildungssystem; 20. Jahrhundert; Reform; Blankertz, Herwig; Zabeck, Jürgen; Deutschland-BRD
Abstract	Over recent years, mainstream literature on TVET system development has presented an idealised picture of institutional evolution. In doing so, the social forces that shape history - namely, the various interest groups - are relegated to the background, as if the outcome of the story were never really in doubt, whilst the contributions of educational actors are especially neglected. This is especially true for the internationally much-admired German dual system. This paper challenges such deterministic narratives by focusing on the so-called 'reform era' - a period in West German educational history when the dual system was explicitly contested by progressive institutional actors and academics. Simultaneously, this contestation met with conservative resistance from actors seeking to preserve the status quo. The paper draws on archival evidence from conservative actors, including correspondence, published statements, policy papers and newspaper articles; whilst drawing on scholarly texts to present academic voices. The paper concludes by discussing the empirical and theoretical implications for TVET research and theorisation that can be drawn from this period, during which progressive idealism and conservative resistance openly clashed. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2026/3