The International Evidence Work Package (WP1) will synthesise international evidence on how dual apprenticeships have been adopted, implemented and how they have impacted inequalities of access, learning and labour market outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.
A realist literature review on dual apprenticeships in low- and middle-income countries will be conducted. The research questions that the realist review approach allows us to address are:
- What are the factors driving the adoption of dual apprenticeships in low- and middle-income countries?
- What is the ‘theory of change’ behind these interventions?
- What context-¬mechanisms-¬outcomes configurations explain the success or failure of dual apprenticeships in low- and middle-income countries?
To synthesise the international evidence, a realist literature review on dual apprenticeships in low-and middle-income countries will be conducted. We will extract information from existing studies in relation to the factors driving the adoption of dual apprenticeships in low and middle income countries, the ‘theory of change’ behind these interventions and the context-mechanisms-outcomes configurations that explain the successes and failures of dual apprenticeships in low and middle income countries.
Analytical Framework and Research Design: WP1. Analytical Framework and Research Design