Completed project · 2012–2014
Partnerships for lifelong learning in Europe: Towards greater permeability
The Cedefop study “Partnerships for lifelong learning” is coordinated by the ITB in cooperation with the research group I:BB, also based at the University of Bremen, and investigates how actors in the education system, particularly in the field of vocational education and training, support individual learning pathways and improve permeability within the education system through cooperation and partnerships.
The role of steering and coordination of action (governance) for the success of such partnerships is also analysed. For this purpose, a comparative study is carried out in a total of 15 European countries, covering the following problem areas: (1) identification and classification of partnership models, (2) influence of contextual factors, e.g. the structure of the education system, (3) effects on permeability and lifelong learning, (4) effects at institutional and systemic level, (5) efficiency of the respective governance structures. This work programme is implemented through a qualitative survey covering all 15 countries on the one hand and six in-depth individual case studies on the other.