Skill Formation: Interdisciplinary and Cross-National Perspectives

Heike Solga

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511499593

There are marked changes in skill requirements in today's modern societies, and major questions about the processes of skill formation remain unresolved. What do we mean when we talk about skills, qualifications and competencies? Are market economies and firms systematically under-investing in skills? This book addresses these questions by first looking at what we mean when we talk about 'skills'. Secondly, it looks at the institutions where skills are acquired, before finally considering the provision of and access to training. It provides an up-to-date review of theories and research on skill formation in psychology, economics, political science and sociology, and addresses issues of skill learning and measurement, institutional and policy differences between countries, the issue of skill formation across a lifetime and disparities between socio-economic groups.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contributors
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Skill Formation
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1 - Skill Formation: Interdisciplinary and Cross-National Perspectives
pp 1-18
- By Karl Ulrich Mayer, Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Center for Research on Inequalities and the Life Course (CIQLE) Yale University, Heike Solga, Director of the Research Unit “Skill Formation and LaborMarkets” Social Science Research Center (WZB), Berlin, Germany
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PART ONE - CROSS-NATIONAL DIVERSITY IN SKILL FORMATION REGIMES: ORIGINS, CHANGES, AND INSTITUTIONAL VARIATION
pp 19-20
- By Karl Ulrich Mayer, Professor of sociology Yale University, Heike Solga, Labor Market Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB/Germany)
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2 - Institutions and Collective Actors in the Provision of Training: Historical and Cross-National Comparisons
pp 21-49
- By Pepper D. Culpepper, Associate Professor of Public Policy Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, US, Kathleen Thelen, Professor of Political Science Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, US
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3 - When Traditions Change and Virtues Become Obstacles: Skill Formation in Britain and Germany
pp 50-82
- By Steffen Hillmert, Professor of Sociology University of Tübingen, Germany
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PART TWO - THE ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY OF SKILL FORMATION: ACCESS, INVESTMENTS, AND RETURNS TO TRAINING
pp 83-84
- By Karl Ulrich Mayer, Professor of sociology Yale University, Heike Solga, Labor Market Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB/Germany)
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4 - Why Does the German Apprenticeship System Work?
pp 85-108
- By Christian Dustmann, Professor of Economics University College, London; Director Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration (CReAM), UK, Uta Schoenberg, Assistant Professor of Economics University of Rochester, UK
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5 - What Do We Know About Training at Work?
pp 109-125
- By Philip J. O'Connell, Research Professor Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin, Ireland, Jean-Marie Jungblut, Senior Researcher Mannheim Center for European Social Research (MZES), Mannheim, Germany
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6 - Qualifications and the Returns to Training Across the Life Course
pp 126-172
- By Walter Müller, Professor Emeritus Mannheim Center for European Social Research (MZES), Mannheim, Germany, Marita Jacob, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Mannheim, Germany
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7 - Lack of Training: Employment Opportunities for Low-Skilled Persons from a Sociological and Microeconomic Perspective
pp 173-204
- By Heike Solga
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PART THREE - INDIVIDUALS' ACQUISITION OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES: LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS OF SKILLS
pp 205-206
- By Karl Ulrich Mayer, Professor of sociology Yale University, Heike Solga, Labor Market Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB/Germany)
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8 - Vocational and Professional Learning: Skill Formation Between Formal and Situated Learning
pp 207-229
- By Hans Gruber, Professor of Education University of Regensburg, Germany, Christian Harteis, Senior Researcher of Education University of Regensburg, Germany, Monika Rehrl, Researcher of Education University of Regensburg, Germany
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9 - How to Compare the Performance of VET Systems in Skill Formation
pp 230-254
- By Martin Baethge, President Institute for Sociological Research (SOFI), Göttingen, Germany, Frank Achtenhagen, Professor of Vocational Education University of Göttingen, Germany, Lena Arends, Researcher Institute for Sociological Research (SOFI), Göttingen, Germany
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-viii

Skill Formation
pp ix-x

1 - Skill Formation: Interdisciplinary and Cross-National Perspectives
pp 1-18

PART ONE - CROSS-NATIONAL DIVERSITY IN SKILL FORMATION REGIMES: ORIGINS, CHANGES, AND INSTITUTIONAL VARIATION
pp 19-20

2 - Institutions and Collective Actors in the Provision of Training: Historical and Cross-National Comparisons
pp 21-49

3 - When Traditions Change and Virtues Become Obstacles: Skill Formation in Britain and Germany
pp 50-82

PART TWO - THE ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY OF SKILL FORMATION: ACCESS, INVESTMENTS, AND RETURNS TO TRAINING
pp 83-84

4 - Why Does the German Apprenticeship System Work?
pp 85-108

5 - What Do We Know About Training at Work?
pp 109-125

6 - Qualifications and the Returns to Training Across the Life Course
pp 126-172

7 - Lack of Training: Employment Opportunities for Low-Skilled Persons from a Sociological and Microeconomic Perspective
pp 173-204

PART THREE - INDIVIDUALS' ACQUISITION OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES: LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS OF SKILLS
pp 205-206

8 - Vocational and Professional Learning: Skill Formation Between Formal and Situated Learning
pp 207-229

9 - How to Compare the Performance of VET Systems in Skill Formation
pp 230-254

Index
pp 255-258

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