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What is Dual Study Programs

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Global Perspectives on Work-Based Learning Initiatives
Hybrid forms combing higher education and the learning at the workplace as the two core sites of learning, leading mostly to a double qualification: an academic degree (mostly Bachelor's degree) and a vocational qualification.
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Connecting Theory and Practice in Higher Education in Germany
Eva Cendon (University of Hagen, Germany)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 30
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6977-0.ch004
Abstract
This chapter reviews developments in the German educational system with regard to connecting professional and academic worlds of knowing within higher education programs. After setting the context by giving an overview on the segmentation of the higher education system and the vocational education and training system in Germany, the chapter focuses on recent developments enhancing permeability between these two sectors that manifest as new routes to higher education for professionals. These routes are combined in new ways within the German-wide state-funded competition “Advancement Through Education: Open Universities,” which is exemplary discussed. The chapter closes with summarizing challenges and outlining future perspectives.
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