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Universities' Engagement with Vocationalism: Historical Perspective
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Abstract The aim of this article is to explore the historical context of vocationalism in universities. It is based on an analysis of the history of the university from a vocational perspective. It looks for evidence of vocational engagement in the activities of universities over time, taking a long view fro... view more
The aim of this article is to explore the historical context of vocationalism in universities. It is based on an analysis of the history of the university from a vocational perspective. It looks for evidence of vocational engagement in the activities of universities over time, taking a long view from the birth of the Western University in the Middle Ages to the 1980s with the emergence of current issues of vocationalism in
university education. It adopts a chronological perspective initially and then a thematic one. The main ndings are: (1) vocationalism in university education is as old as the
Western University itself, (2) there is evidence from the start of the Western University of vocational engagement in terms of the provision of vocationally relevant subjects, vocationally relevant skills and the development of vocationally relevant attitudes, (3) whereas most graduate employers used to be concerned with the vocationally relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes students acquired on their degree courses, most are now
more concerned with graduate capacity and disposition to learn within their employment after graduation and (4) subject-centred education is compatible with university education that supports the vocational aspirations of students.... view less
Keywords
theory-practice; research; vocational preparation; academic career; university; specialization; vocational education; historical development; education system; early modern times; Renaissance; middle ages; science; university level of education; modernity
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Education and Pedagogics
Free Keywords
VET, Vocational Education and Training; graduate employability; graduate unemployment; learned professions; vocational relevance; new vocationalism; graduate destinations
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 185-211
Journal
International journal for research in vocational education and training, 3 (2016) 3
ISSN
2197-8646
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works