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Assessing the Effectiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Economic Development: A Comparison between Turkish and German Education Systems

Assessing the Effectiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Economic Development: A Comparison between Turkish and German Education Systems

Pinar Feyzioglu Akkoyunlu
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781466695481|ISBN10: 146669548X|EISBN13: 9781466695498
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9548-1.ch007
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Akkoyunlu, Pinar Feyzioglu. "Assessing the Effectiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Economic Development: A Comparison between Turkish and German Education Systems." Handbook of Research on Comparative Economic Development Perspectives on Europe and the MENA Region, edited by M. Mustafa Erdoğdu and Bryan Christiansen, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 127-151. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9548-1.ch007

APA

Akkoyunlu, P. F. (2016). Assessing the Effectiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Economic Development: A Comparison between Turkish and German Education Systems. In M. Erdoğdu & B. Christiansen (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Comparative Economic Development Perspectives on Europe and the MENA Region (pp. 127-151). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9548-1.ch007

Chicago

Akkoyunlu, Pinar Feyzioglu. "Assessing the Effectiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Economic Development: A Comparison between Turkish and German Education Systems." In Handbook of Research on Comparative Economic Development Perspectives on Europe and the MENA Region, edited by M. Mustafa Erdoğdu and Bryan Christiansen, 127-151. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9548-1.ch007

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Abstract

Education in general is considered and its effect on economic and human development is questioned via the Human Development Index criteria. Education as an investment to human capital is discussed. Secondly, the demand for highly skilled workers and the relation between employment and new technologies are analyzed. The high rate of unemployment of educated youth is a disadvantage for economic and social stability. The importance of vocational education in overcoming this unemployment problem is discussed. Third, the Turkish and German economies and education systems in particular are compared. In Turkey, there is an increase in the number of university graduates but also there is an increase in the number of unemployed educated young people. In this perspective school-based education, a dual system in which school-based education is combined with firm-based training and informal training is explained. The German system is investigated with a view to obtain clues for an efficient education system.

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