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Vocational Schools as Pathways to Higher Education: International Perspectives

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Academic Editor(s): Christian Imdorf (Leibniz University Hannover), Claudia Schuchart (University of Wuppertal), and Nadine Bernhard (TU Berlin)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/si.i423

Table of Contents

Overcoming Obstacles? Institutional Support for the Pathways to Higher Education at German Vocational Schools
Nadine Dörffer and Nadine Bernhard
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 March 2025
Overshadowed By Royal Roads: Vocationally Oriented Middle Schools as Pathways to Higher Education in Switzerland
Raffaella Simona Esposito
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 March 2025
Inequality at the Transition to Higher Education in Germany: Social Differences by Prior Educational Pathways
Heiko Quast, Heike Spangenberg, Hanna Mentges, Jessica Ordemann and Sandra Buchholz
Article | Open Access | Published: 16 April 2025
Vocational Pathways to Higher Education: Real or False Chances?
Claudia Schuchart and Benjamin Schimke
Article | Open Access | Published: 30 April 2025
From Vocational Schools to Universities: Navigating Educational Permeability for Vietnamese Students in Japan
Anh Phuong Le
Article | Open Access | Published: 24 July 2025
Secondary Vocational Schools as Pathways to Higher Education in China
Yuan Wan, Nadia Siddiqui, Xiaodong Wei and Zheng Li
Article | Open Access | Published: 30 July 2025
Study or Work? The Impact of Social Background and Unemployment Rates on the Decision of Vocational High School Graduates in Austria
David Binder, Nora Haag and Bianca Thaler
Article | Open Access | Published: 30 July 2025