Analysis of Work-Based Learning in Vocational Education with a Focus on a Comprehensive University of Applied Sciences

The purpose of this study was to analyze the problem of work-based learning in job training with a focus on a comprehensive university of applied sciences. The present research was applied in terms of purpose and used a qualitative approach framework and data foundation theory in terms of research method. Participants were selected based on standard purposeful sampling among vocational education experts including administrators of the University of Applied Sciences, internship instructors, elites in the field of educational management and planning, and finally students and graduates as stakeholders and actors 22 people as the main informants of this part of the training were selected. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect information. Max QDA Pro software was used to analyze and extract research codes. The unstructured internship status map was designed based on the opinions of students, teachers and experts. Findings showed that the cultural, managerial-structural and educational fields have challenges which were analyzed from the perspective of all three groups of interviewees.