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Finnish vocational education and training in comparison : Strengths and weaknesses
Virolainen, Maarit; Stenström, Marja-Leena - In: International journal for research in vocational … 1 (2014) 2, pp. 81-106
The study investigates how the Finnish model of providing initial vo-cational education and training (IVET) has succeeded in terms of enhancing educational progress and employability. A relatively high level of participation in IVET makes the Finnish model distinctive from those of three other...
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Identifying teachers' competencies in Finnish vocational education
Tapani, Annukka; Salonen, Arto O. - In: International journal for research in vocational … 6 (2019) 3, pp. 243-260
Context: In Finland, vocational education has been competence-based and learner-orientated since the beginning of 2018 … we ask the following: What kind of teachers’ competencies can be identified in Finland? The metadata comprises twelve … recent pieces of research on teachers’ competencies in the field of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Finland. We …
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Finnish WorldSkills achievers' vocational talent development and school-to-work pathways
Pylväs, Laura; Nokelainen, Petri - In: International journal for research in vocational … 4 (2017) 2, pp. 95-116
This paper examines the perceptions of vocational expertise and school-to- work pathways among WorldSkills Competition (WSC) achievers and their co-workers and employers within the Finnish context. At the biennial international WSC, young people (aged 18-to-23 years) from over 60 countries...
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Teacher trainees' experiences of the components of ICT competencies and key factors in ICT competence development in work-based vocational teacher training in Finland
Vilppola, Jiri; Lämsä, Joni; Vähäsantanen, Katja; … - In: International journal for research in vocational … 9 (2022) 2, pp. 146-166
Context: This research was conducted in the context of Finnish vocational education and training (VET) teacher training. The teacher training was work-based, meaning that each teacher trainee was already working as an unqualified VET teacher. Workplaces were comprehensively utilised as the...
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Job (in)security and workers’ training decisions : a framing approach
Kamphuis, Pascal; Glebbeek, Arie C. - In: International journal for research in vocational … 7 (2020) 3, pp. 361-387
Context: In this study, we attempt to contribute to the scarce evidence about the relationship between perceived labour market insecurity and worker training investments. Drawing on existing research into framing in decision-making, we investigate whether framing the labour market as insecure...
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Programs' efficacy to develop employable skills for people with functional diversity : a meta-analysis
Gonzálvez, Carolina; Marhuenda-Fluixá, Fernando - In: International journal for research in vocational … 8 (2021) 3, pp. 300-333
Purpose: Promoting the labour integration of people with functional diversity is a key element to achieve their social inclusion. This meta-analysis aims to examine the effectiveness of experimental programs in developing employable skills for people with disabilities. Methods: Literature...
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Crossing boundaries : VET, the labour market and social justice
Avis, James - In: International journal for research in vocational … 5 (2018) 3, pp. 178-190
Purpose: The paper explores the relationship between vocational education and training (VET), the labour market and social justice in the current conjuncture. Approach: The paper adopts an approach rooted in critical policy analysis. It consequently sets the discussion within the wider...
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Skills and employment under automation : active adaptation at the local level
Ure, Odd Bjørn; Skauge, Tom - In: International journal for research in vocational … 6 (2019) 3, pp. 203-223
Context: The article contributes to a discussion of how patterns of employment and qualifications are modified by the ongoing industrial transformation, called Industry 4.0. Although this transformation is said to be a global phenomenon, scholars increasingly discuss the national differences in...
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Psychological capital and job search : a systematic literature review and agenda for future research
Fernández-Valera, María-Magdalena - In: International journal for research in vocational … 10 (2023) 1, pp. 68-89
interventions positively influence the job search process? The review focused on quantitative studies carried out between 2007 and … results showed insufficient evidence to make any firm conclusions concerning psychological capital interventions' effects on …
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Universities' engagement with vocationalism : historical perspective
Rospigliosi, Pericles; Bourner, Tom; Heath, Linda - In: International journal for research in vocational … 3 (2016) 3, pp. 185-211
The aim of this article is to explore the historical context of vocationalism in universities. It is based on an analysis of the history of the university from a vocational perspective. It looks for evidence of vocational engagement in the activities of universities over time, taking a long view...
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