Bradley, J orcid.org/0000-0002-4232-1983, Newhouse, C and Mirza, N (2019) Driving social mobility? Competitive collaboration in degree apprenticeship development. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 9 (2). pp. 164-174. ISSN 2042-3896
Abstract
Purpose:
Apprenticeship reforms have paved the way for higher education (HE) providers, including universities, to become Degree Apprenticeships (DA) training providers, creating new work-based HE routes. The changes aim to generate a new cohort of skilled individuals to support national economic growth, as well as improve levels of social mobility. The purpose of this paper is to focus on an HE partnership project which resulted in a number of collaborative models for development that address these aims.
Design/methodology/approach:
The paper focuses on qualitative interviews undertaken during the process of creating DAs through a consortium of HE providers. It considers the collaborative relationships which were built on and which developed across the course of the short-term project. It assesses the concept of competitive collaboration and its link to social mobility.
Findings:
The paper considers the various manifestations of collaboration which supported the DA developments in a competitive environment: collaboration as embedded; collaboration as negotiation; and collaboration as a driver for social mobility and social equality.
Originality/value:
Working collaboratively across HE providers sought to raise the status of apprenticeships, provide opportunities for the development of new degree apprenticeship curricula and enable practitioners to establish these as a new route into HE. This paper contributes to what is currently limited knowledge about the impact of degree apprenticeships on social mobility and equality.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. Licensed re-use rights only. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Higher education; Social mobility; Degree apprenticeships; Competitive collaboration; Social equality; Under-represented groups |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2018 09:52 |
Last Modified: | 11 Jun 2019 16:22 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Emerald |
Identification Number: | 10.1108/HESWBL-07-2018-0077 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:139146 |