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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 337 - 358 |
| Journal | Swiss Journal of Sociology |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 21 Nov 2019 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2019 |
Abstract
Keywords
- Specialised schools, higher education access, VET, general education, conventions
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In: Swiss Journal of Sociology, Vol. 45, No. 3, 11.2019, p. 337 - 358.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Establishment of a School-Based Pathway to Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. Conventions of Higher Education Access in Vocational and General Education
AU - Esposito, Raffaella Simona
AU - Leemann, Regula Julia
AU - Imdorf, Christian
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - How did the upper-secondary specialised school (SpS) establish itself as a school-based pathway to the universities of applied sciences in Switzerland? The sociology of conventions serves to analyse how actors justify and assess this type of school. The analysis of interviews and educational policy documents shows that the specialised school has been a recurring target of criticism from advocates of the VET system. It had to make compromises with the world of work to gain recognition as a pathway to the universities of applied sciences.
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KW - higher education access
KW - VET
KW - general education
KW - conventions
U2 - 10.2478/sjs-2019-0016
DO - 10.2478/sjs-2019-0016
M3 - Article
VL - 45
SP - 337
EP - 358
JO - Swiss Journal of Sociology
JF - Swiss Journal of Sociology
SN - 0379-3664
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