New Higher Education Model? Degree Apprenticeships as a Strategy to Modernize Apprenticeships: Rationale, Current Development in the U.S., and a Conceptual Framework

Purpose: To better prepare young people for the increasingly complex world of work in global knowledge economy, apprenticeships are receiving renewed attention countries without a strong history vocational education. One strategies to promote and modernize these is offer integrated into degree programs, known as at tertiary level. However, little research has been done explore this new pathway. The purpose study rationales recent development U.S. present conceptual framework designing delivering such programs. Approach: Through an extensive literature review, examines underlying justifications integration Subsequently, it delves current progress U.S., substantiating rationales. Finally, explores multiple facets apprenticeships, offering higher education institutions consider when implementing Findings: This discusses two apprenticeships. First, they enable permeability credentials, one features robust apprenticeship system. Second, also equip effectively response globalization. For reasons, recently, community colleges, primary providers have actively within outlines four interconnected dimensions - occupational, pedagogical, relational, aligned – Conclusion: By providing useful context contributes growing body on provides foundation on-going advance theory practice concerning Future studies can process using suggested develop further based upon study.