Der Beitrag von Wohlfahrtsstaatsregimen und Varianten kapitalistischer Wirtschaftssysteme zur Erklärung von Weiterbildungsteilnahmestrukturen bei Ländervergleichen

In international comparative analyses on further education the clustering of countries is widely established. Frequently, such typologies are derived heuristically, referring to theoretical approaches or single indicators, which make it difficult to obtain a systematic overview. This contribution presents the main arguments of two theoretical approaches (welfare state regimes Esping-Andersen 1990 and varieties of capitalism Hall/Soskice 2001) that refer to indicators on the macro level for explaining cross-country specific patterns of further education participation and which are frequently applied. We discuss the impact of these approaches for international comparative analyses regarding the influence of further education systems on participation patterns. Finally, we provide an outlook on the arising challenges for research on further education by adapting the presented theoretical approaches.