The advantages and disadvantages of Polish dual vocational education from the perspective of students, school representatives and employers

IF 1.4 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Vocational Education and Training Pub Date : 2021-10-15 DOI:10.1080/13636820.2021.1989619

Elżbieta Wołodźko, Monika Grochalska, Emilia Wasilewska

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The idea of dual vocational education and training (VET) has developed almost since VET education in Poland was established when the nation became a sovereign country in 1919. VET reforms – during the 20 years before the Second World War and after 1945 – were carried out to support rising industry and other developing areas of the economy. Recent reforms (passed in 2015 and 2017) strengthen significantly the meaning of the dual character of vocational education in Poland. This article presents Polish data from the international project ‘Improving Expertise on Labour Relations’ Impact on Youth Employability in Central and South-Eastern Europe’ (EaSI grant VS/2016/0104). The research concerned the improvement of vocational education and the employability of students and young workers, especially regarding the idea and practice of dual VET education. The data were gathered using individual semi-structured and focus group interviews. The use of SWOT analysis has highlighted the multilevel nature of the VET learning environment and its advantages and disadvantages perceived from the perspective of many stakeholders – school representatives, employers and also students. The central question of the analysis is about the possible pathways of changes that could improve the existing system.

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从学生、学校代表和雇主的角度看波兰双重职业教育的利与弊

自从波兰于1919年成为主权国家后，职业教育与培训双元制的理念就开始发展。在第二次世界大战之前和1945年之后的20年间进行的职业教育改革是为了支持新兴工业和其他发展中经济领域。最近的改革(2015年和2017年通过)大大加强了波兰职业教育双重特征的意义。本文介绍了来自国际项目“提高劳资关系专业知识对中欧和东南欧青年就业能力的影响”(EaSI赠款VS/2016/0104)的波兰数据。本研究关注职业教育的改善和学生和青年工人的就业能力，特别是双职业教育的理念和实践。数据是通过个人半结构化访谈和焦点小组访谈收集的。SWOT分析的使用突出了职业教育培训学习环境的多层次性质，以及从许多利益相关者(学校代表、雇主和学生)的角度来看，它的优势和劣势。分析的中心问题是关于可能改善现有制度的变革途径。

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Journal of Vocational Education and Training EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Vocational Education and Training is a peer-reviewed international journal which welcomes submissions involving a critical discussion of policy and practice, as well as contributions to conceptual and theoretical developments in the field. It includes articles based on empirical research and analysis (quantitative, qualitative and mixed method) and welcomes papers from a wide range of disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives. The journal embraces the broad range of settings and ways in which vocational and professional learning takes place and, hence, is not restricted by institutional boundaries or structures in relation to national systems of education and training. It is interested in the study of curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment, as well as economic, cultural and political aspects related to the role of vocational and professional education and training in society. When submitting papers for consideration, the journal encourages authors to consider and engage with debates concerning issues relevant to the focus of their work that have been previously published in the journal. The journal hosts a biennial international conference to provide a forum for researchers to debate and gain feedback on their work, and to encourage comparative analysis and international collaboration. From the first issue of Volume 48, 1996, the journal changed its title from The Vocational Aspect of Education to Journal of Vocational Education and Training.