The lecture will explore the transformation of the Chinese model of capitalism in the context of the accelerated introduction of advanced digitalized manufacturing, proposed by the Chinese Government in its report “Made in China 2025” and in various documents related to China’s 13th Five-Year Plan. Based on current field studies in the Pearl-River Delta, we examine prospective pathways of industrial transformation related to the predominant regimes of production in core manufacturing industries.
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(Coordination of the Consortium: University of Bamberg)
The German so-called “transition system” offers a range of different educational measures below the level of fully qualifying vocational education and training programs. These measures do not lead to state-approved formal qualification.
We know little about effects und effectiveness of these prevocational measures in term of skill acquisition, certificates or placement rate in regular apprenticeship. Several studies have analyzed participation in single measurements but we only have little knowledge about short- and long-term outcomes of this participation.
Our research wants to broaden this knowledge: Does the transition system mitigate the risk of educational poverty? Why - against the odds - do some young people successfully enter qualifying vocational training?
“Underachievement” is a well-established educational research field. However, both longitudinal and interdisciplinary studies on the interplay between individuals’ learning potential and educational attainment are rare, as are analyses of life course consequences of underachievement. This psychological, sociological, and economic longitudinal study aims to contribute to our knowledge of social disparities in the processes of discovering youths’ learning potential—and its development—in families, schools, and vocational training markets. We are less interested in replicating well-researched variations in the achievement-ability-relationship between social classes.