German and UK higher education and graduate employment

The interface between systemic tradition and graduate views

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11893405
AutoresBrenda Johnston (a University of Southampton , UK, autor correspondente), Lewis Elton (b University College London , UK)
Ano2005
Volume41
Fascículo3
Páginas351-373
Data de publicação2005-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoComparative Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0305-0068 • E-ISSN: 1360-0486
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03050060500211716
OpenAlexW1989243985
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas21

This article presents a comparative analysis of the German and UK higher education systems and their relationship to graduate employment. It scrutinizes the complex interconnections between (1) higher education systems and traditions; (2) the role of higher education in the state, society and the economy; and (3) the views of graduates as expressed in interviews. We explore how far and in what ways opinions, expectations and experiences are shaped by (1) national traditions and culture and (2) current economic, social, political and educational developments. We find that today’s student expectations and perceptions are shaped and transformed by economic, political and social factors, including potent higher education beliefs dating back to earlier centuries, as illustrated by the reflections of graduates five years after graduation. The analysis explores the commonalities within each country grouping which lead to striking differences between the countries that transcend the mostly country‐independent disciplinary differences. The analysis has possible implications for the Bologna protocol and issues of European comparability

Comparability · Comparative education · Discipline · German · Graduation (instrument · Higher education · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Higher Education Governance and Development · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Law