
Matthias Pilz- Prof. Dr.
- Professor (Full) at University of Cologne
Matthias Pilz
- Prof. Dr.
- Professor (Full) at University of Cologne
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Purpose
The status and attractiveness of vocational education and training (VET) is increasingly the focus of public debate internationally. A closer analysis of the literature on the topic makes it clear that many different terms are used, some with different understandings. What is hidden in the academic discussion behind terms such as status, st...
Due to a shrinking number of employable graduates, companies in industrialised nations have increasingly faced problems in hiring qualified young people. This situation is particularly pronounced in Japan, where companies are competing for the best talents. Based on a multi-stakeholder perspective, this study examines changes in the Japanese recrui...
This study conducts an exploratory and integrative literature review to investigate the discourse on various concepts and terms related to the green alignment of vocational education and training (VET). The study focuses on the key actors setting the discourse, the content within it and the regional contexts in which the discourse occurs. A review...
Übergangsprozesse von der Schule in das Erwerbsleben sind in vielen Industrienationen von großer Bedeutung. Am Beispiel von Japan werden diese Prozesse aus einer Außenperspektive näher untersucht. Als Untersuchungskriterium dient die Frage, wie sich ökonomische und gesellschaftliche Krisen auf den Übergang auswirken. Zentraler Fokus liegt dabei auf...
Purpose
Case studies are widely used in business education as an action-oriented teaching method to develop students’ problem-solving skills. While they are popular in the classroom, the authors know little about how best to design and use case studies and whether they improve students’ learning experience and outcomes. This paper aims to investiga...
Being considered a driver of economic growth as well as social participation and inclusion, skill development and vocational education and training (VET) policies constitute possible solutions to present challenges and ongoing problems. Therefore, VET has been the distinct subject of attempts toward development and improvement over time. For more t...
This book was initiated in order to fill this important gap in understanding informal learning in the context of training and development. The papers published here were selected from the large number presented at the ‘4th International G.R.E.A.T. Conference’ on ‘Informal Learning in Vocational Education and Training’ in September 2022 at the Unive...
India has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, and the highest working-age population. The country has a particular demand for skilled labourers, especially at the semi-skilled level, in various sectors. However, many young people find it challenging to acquire the skills employers demand. To approach the issue of youth employability,...
In India, the quality of vocational education and training (VET) has frequently been criticised in past years. Despite many improvement efforts, challenges in different areas of VET quality prevail. This paper considers possibilities for self-directed quality development at the meso-level of VET institutions.
Worldwide, the competence-based approach to vocational education and training (abbr. VET) has become a widely-used means for addressing heterogeneous deficits in national VET and improving its quality. Although the development and evaluation of competency-based curriculum has been extensively researched worldwide, most of these studies focus on nat...
Vocational education has become a prominent topic in Mexico in recent years. This paper focusses on dual programmes, that is, the systematic integration of practical training periods in companies for learners of vocational schools and universities.
In the academic literature, the training strategies of the foreign branches of multinational companies have hardly been considered so far. Consequently, it is unclear how these subsidiaries meet their demand for skilled workers. Since the training cultures in the respective countries of origin are often different from those in the host country, res...
The agricultural sector in India has come to prominence as a source of employment and livelihood. It is one of the most significant informal sectors in the country, and one in which informal learning plays a major role. This article analyses the informal learning of farmers in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. In the course of this research, qualitati...
The Indian economy is characterised by a high level of employment in the informal sector. Only a minority of Indian workers have been trained in formal vocational education and training measures, while the largest share gained their skills in informal settings. Informal learning is strongly influenced by a variety of external factors. The chapter e...
Although the usage of case studies is very common in teaching worldwide, there has been inadequate discussion concerning the quality with respect to teaching and learning. The focus of this article is to assess the pedagogic aspect of business case studies in academic teaching. On the basis of a specific tool to detect the pedagogical quality of bu...
Obwohl eine maßgebliche Anzahl von Lehrkräften an beruflichen Schulen in privater Trägerschaft tätig ist, lag der Fokus bisheriger Forschungsvorhaben überwiegend auf den Berufswahlmotiven angehender Regelschullehrkräfte. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist die Ermittlung der Beweggründe und Perspektiven dieser Gruppe von Interesse. Es stellt sich folglich d...
In this presentation, we elucidate the primary research findings derived from the second phase of Projekt CodeVET. Specifically, we delve into the realisation of the competence-based approach within the pedagogical processes observed in both Chinese and Russian commercial VET contexts. Additionally, these findings are juxtaposed with perceptions an...
There is considerable international interest in transitions from school to work. This article approaches the issue as part of the debate around “vocational maturity” (Ausbildungsreife) in Germany and “employability” in the United Kingdom. Vocational education and training systems in these two countries differ significantly, so the article takes a h...
Japan is an aging society facing a demographic problem because the low birth rate. Therefore, the workforce in Japanese companies is getting older. As a high-tech country with rapidly changing technical and organisational requirements the demand for lifelong learning is getting more and more important. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play...
For internationally producing companies, training and recruiting skilled workers is particularly challenging. At various international locations, companies often encounter a “skills ecosystem” that differs to a greater or lesser extent from that of the home country. This article considers this problem and examines German companies in Germany and Ch...
The transferability of vocational education and training (VET) systems is a central issue within international comparative VET research. However, scholars working in related disciplines also focus on the international cooperation associated with VET. This literature review presents relevant findings from the field of VET research, but also from the...
Even though Germany has been an attractive location for foreign investors for many years and foreign subsidiaries in Germany create a significant number of jobs on an intermediate qualification level, whether and how these foreign companies act regarding training at their German locations is largely unknown. Therefore the paper asks the question ho...
This article investigates the intercultural sensitivity of expatriate human resource (HR) managers, with a specific focus on training practices at an intermediate skill level. The pape, therefore, contributes to the literature on expatriates, with a specific emphasis on the particular relevance of intercultural sensitivity in training in multinatio...
Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the in-company training according to the technologically demanding and safety-critical feature of the aircraft industry. This study addresses to the tension between the structured and the more incidental part of in-company learning in their training and learning environment.
Design/methodology/approach
Agains...
This is the eighth volume in the research book series Emerging Issues in Research on Vocational Education & Training. The series is published by the research group VETYL (Vocational Education & Training/Yrkeskunnande och Lärande), at the Department of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden.
The research book series started primarily as disseminati...
In Mexico, a dual education system has been implemented by
the national government in recent years. In the international
context, the challenges of cooperation between companies and
vocational education providers have already been explored.
However, there are only very limited research findings to indicate
the necessary principles for cooperation....
In the past, vocational education in Japan was considered a second choice, students who did not pass the entrance exams to prestigious universities decided to attend a vocational high school out of necessity. However, the current situation, especially against the backdrop of demographic change, is largely unknown. Therefore, the question of the att...
Vor dem Hintergrund vielfach diskutierter Mängel im Bildungssystem gewinnen Aspekte der Qualitätsentwicklung im indischen Bildungssystem zunehmend an Bedeutung. Dieser Beitrag widmet sich der Qualitätsentwicklung in beruflichen Schulen in Indien im Kontext des Bildungstransfers und „Policy Learning“. Im Rahmen einer explorativen Studie sollen erste...
Der Titel „Lost in Translation“ basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Kinofilm der Regisseurin Sofia Coppola aus dem Jahr 2003 mit Bill Murray als Bob Harris und Scarlett Johansson als Charlotte in den Hauptrollen. Die Bekanntheit des Films hat dazu geführt, dass der Titel in vielfältigen Abwandlungen auch Eingang in die Forschungsliteratur gefunden hat (v...
While work, production processes and goods are becoming increasingly similar internationally as a result of globalisation and digitalisation, vocational education and training (VET) remains strongly country-specific and thus heterogeneous (Jarvis, 2000). Especially for multinational companies, it is a challenge to recruit their skilled workers loca...
Currently, vocational education and training systems around the world are faced with the need for significant change and adaptation. The question arises as to how innovative power could be continued and transformed into the future. The present article deals with this question by using a typology. This is based on an approach from political science,...
Das Thema Migration und Flucht ist auch im Bereich der Berufsbildung von Bedeutung. Eine zentrale Frage besteht darin, wie die vielfältigen existenten Initiativen zur Integration dieser Zielgruppe mittels beruflicher Bildung hinsichtlich ihrer Qualität zu beurteilen sind. Im Rahmen eines europäischen Projektes wurden daher Qualitätsindikatoren für...
Research-based learning occupies the entire education sector and continues to find its way into discourses on the didactics of higher education. It becomes clear that research-based learning should be practiced in higher education teaching in order to introduce students to research and scientific work and to promote the acquisition of interdiscipli...
This article addresses policy transfer in international development activities in vocational education and training. Ownership has been identified and established as a key factor for sustainability of transfer activities in different fields of development cooperation. While the concept has been targeted from a macro‐level perspective of government‐...
In India, the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are a vital part the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. Previous research reveals that in addition to some other problems, it is the strongly theory-based training that impedes the transition of VET graduates into the labour market, and leads to a lack of work-readiness in young gradu...
Dual vocational education and training systematically combines the learning of apprentices (in vocational schools) or students (in applied universities) with the ‘learning venue’ of the company. The dual vocational education and training exists in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and stands for regional competitiveness as well as for job opportunit...
The transfer of the German dual vocational education and training to other countries is much discussed. The reduction of youth unemployment, in particular, is considered as a central motive. Similarly, some promoting factors and challenges that influence the transfer of vocational education are already known. The focus of this study is on the refor...
The study presented here investigates the question of how entrepreneurship education can be embedded into academic courses of life science students, to provide basic economic competencies. From the perspective of business education, a pragmatic approach has been taken within the framework of an interventional study. This approach combines entrepren...
Knowledge of economics is becoming essential for citizens to adapt to economic life. Against this backdrop, the economic education of young people in the general education system has, in recent years, assumed greater importance at the level of education policy in many countries. For this reason, an empirical study was conducted in Austria, India an...
The chapter gives a short overview of the linkage situation between vocational/VET teachers and teacher training in India, focusing on the teacher educators most significant VET provider, the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). Furthermore, we will discuss the qualitative and quantitative problems concerning the situation of VET teachers in Indi...
The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) is a double blind peer-reviewed journal for VET-related research. All articles published in 2021 are included in this book.
IJRVET is the official journal of VETNET (founded in 1996), the European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (umbrella or...
In order to integrate practical and work-orientated teaching-learning concepts into commercial vocational education and training courses, the use of simulations is recommended, especially at full-time vocational schools. In Germany, the use of business case studies has also been discussed and recommended for many years. Against this background, it...
An erster Stelle erfolgt in diesem Beitrag eine Darstellung der Forschungsintentionen und der Gewinnung von Vergleichskriterien. Dabei wird sowohl auf Ansätze innerhalb der Disziplin Rückgriff genommen als auch auf solche aus den vergleichenden Erziehungswissenschaften im Allgemeinen. Diese Weitung ist notwendig, existiert (bisher) doch weder eine...
India is a country with a growing population and significant economic
expansion. Therefore, skilling young people so they can contribute to this economic
expansion is now a crucial goal for educational policy levels and the actions of educational institutions. Yet, apart from general statements concerning the ‘lack of
attractiveness of vocational e...
Der Begriff des Globalen Lernens ist innerhalb der Berufsbildung nicht eindeutig definiert (Töpfer und Koblofsky 2017, S. 119). Globales Lernen zielt auf den Erwerb von Kompetenzen ab, die in Anbetracht globaler Herausforderungen notwendig erscheinen. Der Fokus liegt nicht ausschließlich auf Nachhaltigkeit oder Gerechtigkeit, sondern umfasst auch d...
Durch die Maßnahmen, wie zum Beispiel „Durchführung der Potenzialanalyse des Schülers“, soll der Übergang von der Schule in die Ausbildung oder ins Studium erleichtert werden
(Ministerium für Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales des Landes Nordrhein-
Westfalen, o. D.). Jedoch dokumentiert die Forschungsliteratur, dass es vielen
Jugendlichen in dem Überg...
India is a country with a growing population and significant economic expansion. Therefore, skilling young people so they can contribute to this economic expansion is now a crucial goal for educational policy levels and the actions of educational institutions. Yet, apart from general statements concerning the ‘lack of attractiveness of vocational e...
From a German perspective, international cooperation in the field of vocational education and training is often aimed at the development of dual structures of vocational education and training systems in partner countries. In part 1 of this contribution, conceptual approaches and empirical findings on the transferability and replication of the dual...
Purpose: Recently, high-quality vocational education and training has attracted much attention in Mexico. In this context, more practically applied skills are taught “on a dual basis”, combining classroom-based training with practical, on the job, training within the company. Dual practices are expected to modernize the skills formation system, and...
While labour geography notes that subsidiaries of multinational companies (MNCs) exploit workers, studies in vocational education show that the international subsidiaries perform education and training. Often, the latter strand of literature relates to cases of MNCs from countries with ‘dual’ apprenticeships that combine comprehensive vocational ed...
Purpose:
Purpose: The quality of vocational education and training (VET) processes plays an important role in international education policies and research. In India, issues of quality came into focus in recent years due to an increased demand for skilled workers, and continuing challenges in the area of quality of VET. Existing quality assurance...
Context: International comparative research on Vocational Education and Training (VET) is gaining importance, as global cooperation and mutual learning in VET grows. However, it is characterized by a high degree of complexity, due on one hand, to the heterogeneity of the VET sector, and on the other hand to the unique challenges of international co...
The attractiveness of vocational education and training in China is becoming increasingly important for both policy makers and practitioners. This study examines the perceptions of secondary vocational students and their parents, about the attractiveness of vocational education and training in China. For data collection, 54 Students and 27 parents...
Debate continues to feature prominently in many countries on such notions as skills, skill shortages and employability. Clearly such notions remain significant internationally in the rhetoric of both economic reform and training policy and practice. However, the problem remains of differing perceptions. The purpose of this comparative study was to...
The transfer of dual training from Germany to other countries is widely debated. However, there is little, if any, academic research in this area. The present study addresses this research deficit and examines the training activities of German companies in China, India and Mexico. Data was collected in 86 manufacturing companies of differing sizes...
Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt ein Teilergebnis aus dem Forschungsprojekt CodeVET -Kompetenzentwicklung in der Berufsbildung dar. Das Vorhaben zielt auf die vergleichende Analyse des Stellenwertes und der Ausprägung der Kompetenzorientierung in der kaufmännischen Berufsausbildung in Russland und China ab. Konkret werden die Form und das Ausmaß der...
Das Thema Migration und Flucht ist auch im Bereich der Berufsbildung von Bedeutung. Eine zentrale Frage besteht darin, wie die vielfältigen existenten Initiativen zur Integration dieser Zielgruppe mittels beruflicher Bildung hinsichtlich ihrer Qualität zu beurteilen sind. Im Rahmen eines europäischen Projektes wurden daher Qualitätsindikatoren für...
Hochschulen stehen vor der Herausforderung, das Lernverhalten
der Studierenden von passivem, reaktivem Lernen hin zu aktivem Lernen in einem konstruktivistischen Sinne zu verändern. Eine große Chance bieten hier lernförderlich gestaltete Aufgaben. Forschungsbefunde zeigen, dass bei der Konstruktion entsprechender Lernaufgaben im Hochschulkontext De...
With high economic growing rates and an evident shortage of skilled workers, the modernisation of formal vocational education and training (VET) in India increasingly came into focus. Skill development has been on top of the agenda of the Indian government for more than a decade, resulting in state policies and related schemes to upgrade and develo...
The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) is a double blind peer-reviewed journal. This journal provides full open access to its content on the principle that making research freely and independently available to the science community and the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge and the f...
Merkmale dualer Berufsausbildung in den internationalen Angeboten deutscher Bildungsanbieter ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Der Beitrag analysiert Aktivitäten deutscher Bildungsanbieter vor dem Hintergrund eines möglichen impliziten Policy Transfers dualer Berufsausbildung ins Ausland. Im Rahmen mehrerer Einzelfallstudien wurden die zentralen didaktischen Merkma...
Seit einigen Jahren ist in Mexiko das Interesse an einer hochwertigen Ausbildung gestiegen. Im Zusammenhang damit sollen vermehrt praxisrelevante Kompetenzen vermittelt werden, weshalb die Kombination von schulischer mit betrieblicher Ausbildung verstärkt bei Schulen im Zuge des von der mexikanischen Regierung initiierten dualen Ausbildungsmodells...
Die Flüchtlingswelle der vergangenen Jahre hat zu großer politischer Aufmerksamkeit in der EU geführt. Auf der Ebene der EU wurde die Integration der Flüchtlinge mit Bleibeperspektive in die Gesellschaft als Ziel definiert. Der Berufsausbildung und -ausübung kommt bei der Zielerreichung eine besondere Rolle zu. Die politischen Erwartungen an die Be...
Kommunikationsprobleme im kulturellen Kontext werden besonders deutlich, wenn es sich im Zusammenhang mit der international-vergleichenden Berufsbildungsforschung um die Planung, Durchführung und Auswertung von Feldforschungen in anderen Ländern handelt (Lauterbach 2003; Pilz 2011). Denn dabei spielen Kommunikationsprobleme über verschiedenen Sprac...
Training teachers to impart quality Vocational Education and Training (VET) to learners is a worldwide concern. In a period of rapid technological change, teachers have a responsibility to their students to be abreast of changes, which necessitates their own upgrading of knowledge. At the same time, there are debates in the field of education regar...
Der Berufsbildungsforscher Pütz verwies bereits vor knapp 20 Jahren hinsichtlich der
Frage nach mehr Flexibilität, schnellerer Anpassungsfähigkeit und höherer Qualität in
der dualen Ausbildung auf die Reformerfolge modularisierter Ausbildungsprogramme
(vgl. Pütz, 2001). Auch fast 20 Jahre später liegt ein Schwerpunkt bei der Modernisierung
von Ordn...
This chapter explores the concepts of duality and ‘learning fields’ in vocational education and training (VET). This is understood in many countries to provide the optimal basis for organising VET programs, though the degree to which this is achieved in practice varies considerably. The chapter explores the challenges in achieving duality through t...
In the course of globalization and the training needs in many countries, German VET cooperation is at the center of political interest. In particular, the transfer of elements of the German dual training system is discussed. The so-called vocational training experts who plan, control and also implement the transfer in the partner countries have not...
In der komparativen Literatur wird der Begriff von ‘Insider and Outsider Research’ intensiv diskutiert (vgl. z. B. McNess, Arthur, & Crossley, 2015; Osborn, 2004). Dabei wird hervorgehoben, dass die Insider durch ihre komplexen Kenntnisse Experten für ihr jeweiliges Land sind. Dennoch sind auch die Outsider von großer Wichtigkeit: Denn diese stelle...
Im Rahmen des Projektes CodeVET nehmen fünf Universitäten aus China, Deutschland und Russland an der Forschungskollaboration teil, die eine international-vergleichende Untersuchung der Kompetenzorientierung in der Berufsbildung in Russland und China durchführen. Die Zusammenarbeit in diesem internationalen Team hat uns motiviert, in diesem Beitrag...
Aufgrund globaler Herausforderungen sind Green Skills – auf Nachhaltigkeit ausgerichtete Kompetenzen – verstärkt ins Blickfeld von Politik und Wissenschaft gerückt, beispielsweise in der UN-2030 Agenda für Nachhaltige Entwicklung“ (UN 2015). Auch die berufliche Bildung soll einen Beitrag zu den Green Skills leisten (Naidu et al. 2017).
Die Kooperat...
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the qualification measures of 12 German multi-national companies (MNCs), all of which are present in China, India and Mexico. In particular, the transfer of dual initial training practices and further training measures are investigated. It examines the impact consistent training strategies across nati...
Pilz, Matthias; Hofmeister, Christian; Faßbender, Uwe; Papenbrock, Jutta (2020), Entrepreneurship Education für Studierende der Biologie: Didaktisches Design und Befunde. In: die hochschullehre, Jg. 6/2020, wbv.de/die-hochschullehre >>> Der Beitrag kann open-access heruntergeladen werden unter: https://www.wbv.de/die-hochschullehre/beitraege/shop/
This study compares teaching and learning in German and Chinese vocational education and training (VET) schools. The adoption of teaching methods and instructional media are used as two descriptive dimensions. Relevant data on these factors were collected through systematic classroom observation. Generally, both similarities and differences can be...
Context: Vocational training is viewed as a significant tool that increases employment outcomes and provides potential career advancement opportunities for individuals. Many countries are witnessing a shift from supply-driven to demand-driven approaches. The demand-driven approach in vocational training is often explored at the macro level and is a...
More than a quarter of all trainees in Germany’s dual vocational training system have the Abitur – the German school-leaving qualification that entitles them to go to university. Some go to university after completing their apprenticeship, but others move straight into full-time employment. There is currently very little reliable empirical data abo...
For teachers in vocational education and training (VET), lifelong learning and related further training is important to meet the growing demands of the teaching profession. This paper analyses the perception of technology and e-learning of teachers in Poland, Italy and Germany. The innovative aspect of this study lies in its combination of general...
In many industrial countries the transition from school into adultery is highly significant. Taking Japan as an example, these processes are to be regarded closely from an external perspective. As a research criteria the question whether and how economical and societal crises influence those transitions is chosen. The focus is especially set on the...
In international comparative vocational education and training (VET) research, the discourse concerning the interlinking of theory and empirical practice often runs in one direction and asks: to what extent the theoretical concepts shape the empirical research design. The empirical limitations and challenges of field-based research rarely find thei...
This article deals with comparative vocational education and training (VET) research on the international transfer of the dual training system. The article focuses on the question, which factors influence the possible transfer of dual training approaches in German multinational subsidiaries from a company-specific perspective. Based on the current...
In recent years, international comparative vocational education and training (VET) research has increasingly been characterised by joint cooperation of international research teams. Inherent in this process there are two main challenges. First, team members from different countries need to coordinate with and calibrate each other. Second, the resea...
The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) is a double blind peer-reviewed journal for VET-related research. IJRVET is the official journal of VETNET (founded in 1996), the European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (umbrella organisation: EERA European Educational Research Association),...
Der vorliegende Beitrag nimmt sich des Qualitätsthemas an und thematisiert die
Entwicklung eines an den nationalen Kontext angepassten Qualitätsmodells. Leitend
für den hier beschriebenen Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprozess war die Realisierung
der kulturellen Adaption und damit einhergehenden Passung des Ansatzes, um eine
spätere nachhaltige Übern...
This article deals with comparative vocational education and training (VET) research
on the international transfer of the dual training system. The article focuses on the
question, which factors influence the possible transfer of dual training approaches in
German multinational subsidiaries from a company-specific perspective.
Based on the current...
In international comparative vocational education and training (VET) research, the
discourse concerning the interlinking of theory and empirical practice often runs
in one direction and asks: to what extent the theoretical concepts shape the empirical
research design. The empirical limitations and challenges of field-based research
rarely find thei...
In recent years, international comparative vocational education and training (VET)
research has increasingly been characterised by joint cooperation of international
research teams. Inherent in this process there are two main challenges. First, team
members from different countries need to coordinate with and calibrate each other.
Second, the resea...