Analysing Erasmus+ Vocational Education and Training Funding in Europe

• Main Author: de Olagüe-Smithson, Carlos (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 30
• Subjects: Professional education.; Vocational education.; International education .; Comparative education.; Assessment.; Professional & Vocational Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.

This volume presents an analysis of the Erasmus+ funding process. It examines the first 3 years of the programme to discover if the funds are being distributed homogeneously throughout the regions of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. If it turns out that funds are being unevenly...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Methodological Framework: Erasmus+ in VET
• 1.1. Comparative Education Research
• 1.2. iVET Erasmus+ mobility programmes
• 1.3. VET Data analysis
• 1.4. Researching boundaries
• 1.5. The new Erasmus+ and the Europe 2020 Strategy
• 1.6. EU Commission mid-term evaluation of the Erasmus+ programme
• 1.7. Mathematical tools for monitoring Erasmus+
• 2. European VET mobility
• 2.1. LEONARDO (1995-1999) and LEONARDO II (2000-2006)
• 2.2. Lifelong Learning Programme (2007-2013)
• 2.3. Erasmus+ (2014-2020)
• 2.4. Summary: Integrating VET in European Education
• 3. Erasmus+ VET in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom
• 3.1. France: Erasmus+ VET mobility
• 3.2. Germany: Erasmus+ VET mobility
• 3.3. Italy: Erasmus VET Mobility
• 3.4. Spain: Erasmus+ VET Mobility
• 3.5. United Kingdom: Erasmus+ VET Mobility
• 3.6. Summary: 5 countries, 5 Erasmus+ VET situations
• 4. Monitoring Erasmus+: Results
• 4.1. Monitoring Erasmus+
• 4.2. Erasmus+ Key Indicators
• 4.3. Regional Mobility Efficiency - RME of all the regions in the target countries
• 4.4. Students with a Fair Access to Funds - SFAF in the target countries
• 4.5. National Equity - NE in the target countries
• 4.6. Summary: Similarities and differences
• 5. Monitoring Erasmus+ : Conclusion
• 5.1. Monitoring Erasmus+ VET
• 5.2. Erasmus+ VET: Recommendations
• 5.3. Monitoring Erasmus+: Recommendations
• 5.4. Study limitations
• 5.5. Future research
• 6. References.