The Dual Apprenticeships Model Adaptation in Mexico Under Review: Is It Providing Equal Opportunities to Girls? (82957)
Session Chair: Jimena Hernandez-Fernandez
Sunday, 14 July 2024 15:25
Session: Session 4
Room: B09 (Basement)
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
The presentation will show results of a larger study which had funding of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). We explore whether there are gender differences in the overall learning perception and experience between upper secondary school students that joined the dual education system (DES)in Mexico in 2020. DES is a type of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) that combines work-based and school-based training. DES is an adaptation of the German dual apprenticeships (DA) model and operates as a program to develop students’ employability skills. We designed a longitudinal research consisting of two waves of in-depth interviews with upper secondary school students in DES. The sample consists of 30 female and 30 male students. In the first wave of interviews, we enquired into students’ reasons to join DES, main expectations for their participation and initial experiences at the workplace. The second wave of interviews followed students after completing DES and explored whether their aspirations and expectations had been fulfilled, their perceptions on learning and their labor or educational paths after graduation. We use the interviews transcripts and perform a gender analysis. In the presentation we will elaborate on the gender differences we found and how they relate to differentiated opportunities. Female students reported to have struggled to join DES due to gender stereotypes and a perception of greater insecurity in commutes. At the workplace they reported not to have had the same leaning opportunities as their male peers because of stereotypes on "women cannot do certain things".
Authors:
Jimena Hernandez-Fernandez, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México, Mexico
Melisa Zúñiga-Herrera, Universidad La Salle, Mexico
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Hernandez-Fernandez is Senior lecturer/Assistant Professor at Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City.
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