Developing Pathways from Vocational to Higher Education Courses: Challenges Faced

Autor/inn/en	Fitzallen, Noleine; Barnes, Robin Katersky; Kilpatrick, Sue; Brown, Natalie
Titel	Developing Pathways from Vocational to Higher Education Courses: Challenges Faced
Quelle	(2015), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Transitional Programs; Vocational Education; Higher Education; Articulation (Education); Mathematics Skills; Skill Development; Engineering Education; Health Sciences; Business Administration Education; Foreign Countries; Partnerships in Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ingenieurausbildung; Ausland; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Australien
Abstract	There is increasing pressure to make pathways to higher education more accessible to students from a wide range of backgrounds, including those from lower socioeconomic circumstances. Often, those students gain vocational qualifications but those qualifications do not always support them fully to articulate to higher education. This is, at least in part, due to the gap in mathematics knowledge between what is taught in the vocational qualifications and what is required for entry into the related higher education courses. This paper reports on a project that took a cross-sector approach to improving pathways from vocational to higher education that focus on mathematical skill development. The project developed pathways for four disciplines, engineering, education, health science and business. This paper examines the challenges faced when working across those sectors to develop resources and establish pathways for students to articulate from vocational qualifications into related higher education courses. Of particular interest are the outcomes for the education pathway. A preliminary evaluation of the development of the education pathway resources is presented. The study utilises an exploratory research paradigm to explore the issues of working across sectors through content analysis of reports and surveys of stakeholders in the project. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association for Research in Education. AARE Secretariat, One Geils Court, Deakin ACT 2600, Australia. Tel: +61-2-6285-8388; e-mail: aare@aare.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aare.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01