Cross-cultural Implications of Trans-nationalization of Qualifications Framework and Quality Assurance; The Cases of Higher Vocational Education in Finland, Switzerland and South Korea

Tutkija:

Lee Dong-Seob (väitöskirjatutkimus)

Sisältö ja tarkoitus:

The purpose of this research is to (1) investigate and elaborate the Qualifications Framework (QF) and Quality Assurance Systems (QAS) of higher vocational education in Finland, Switzerland and South Korea and (2) to verify how different tools and logics underpin solutions to QF and QAS of these three OECD countries. By addressing and analyzing the complexities and effects of different higher vocational education systems within the context of transnational socio-cultural process, the researcher argues that in what way multi-leveled actors of national and supranational policy makers, professionals, practitioners, and labor unions can contribute the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and QAS and promote the socio-political and educational well-being.