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Decision-making processes among potential dropouts in vocational education and training and adult learning

Aarkrog, Vibe; Wahlgren, Bjarne; Larsen, Christian Hougaard - In: International journal for research in vocational … 5 (2018) 2, pp. 111-129

Context: Aiming at gaining knowledge about students' thoughts and actions in deciding to stay in or drop out of an educational programme, an empirical study was conducted on dropout among 18-24-year-old students in VET and basic general adult learning. Approach: In order to pursue this aim, the...

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Skills for decent work, life and sustainable development : vocational education and the sustainable development goals

McGrath, Simon; Alla-Mensah, Joyceline; Langthaler, … - 2018

While Vocational Education and Training (VET) was almost absent from earlier international development frameworks, the Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) attach greater importance to it. VET is an integral part of the education SDG (SDG 4) and its transversal role for a...

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The lack of collaboration between companies and schools in the German dual apprenticeship system : historical background and recent data

Gessler, Michael - In: International journal for research in vocational … 4 (2017) 2, pp. 164-195

On the macro level (federal level) and exo level (state or regional level), the German Dual Apprenticeship System shows … cooperate with the vocational schools. The German Dual Apprenticeship System operates on the actual meso level just on the basis …

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Governing sustainable school to work transitions : lessons for the EU

Schmid, Günther; Bellmann, Lutz; Gazier, Bernard; … - 2023

The European Commission declared 2022 the "European Year of Youth." Apart from the obvious aim to enhance its visibility and political legitimacy, the Commission responded to the fact that COVID-19 badly affected especially young people, manifested in the rise of youth unemployment and of youth...

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Sense of coherence among apprentices in vocational education and training in Norway : exploring general resistance resources in work-based learning

Hanssen, Grete; Utvær, Britt Karin - In: International journal for research in vocational … 9 (2022) 3, pp. 363-389

Purpose: In the face of constant and rapid development achieving a work–life balance requires highly qualified and motivated professionals who can deal with stress and the demands of the future. In response, by facilitating school- and work-based learning, upper secondary vocational education...

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Train drain? : access to foreign workers and firms' provision of training

Oswald-Egg, Maria Esther; Siegenthaler, Michael - 2023

apprenticeship positions that firms provide. We exploit that the availability of foreign workers increased more in firms close to the … border because they gained unrestricted access to cross-border workers from Switzerland's neighboring countries. Our … not necessarily substitutes: opening the borders did not have a statistically significant effect on apprenticeship …

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New higher education model? : degree apprenticeships as a strategy to modernize apprenticeships : rationale, current development in the U.S., and a conceptual framework

Voeller, Jooyoung - In: International journal for research in vocational … 10 (2023) 2, pp. 220-238

enable permeability of vocational education credentials, one of the features of a robust apprenticeship system. Second, they …

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Fostering innovative learning and satisfaction in virtual teamwork : shedding light on apprentices

Hiller, Frank; Zarnow, Stefanie - In: International journal for research in vocational … 11 (2024) 2, pp. 171-199

Purpose: The digital transformation and the increased use of technologies have changed the world of work severely. With it, collaboration and cooperation methods among employees. Therefore, new ways of working together must be applied to work in an international and digital working environment....

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Apprenticeship reforms in West Africa : an outcome-process evaluation of a pilot dual training model-based apprenticeship reform scheme in Ghana

Nunyonameh, Collins R.; Obinnim, Elizabeth; Adzivor, … - In: International journal for research in vocational … 11 (2024) 2, pp. 223-249

taking steps to reform their informal apprenticeship systems to make them a quality skills development alternative for their …-based apprenticeship reform programme piloted in Ghana. Methods: Designed as a case study, the paper adopts an interpretivist approach …

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Collective skill formation regimes in times of Covid-19 : a governance-focused analysis of the German dual training system

Fassbender, Uwe - In: International journal for research in vocational … 9 (2022) 2, pp. 167-194

Context: Covid-19 poses major challenges for vocational education and training (VET), as VET-in contrast to general education-is closely linked to the economic system and cannot escape the impact of current economic restrictions. Additionally, strict infection control regulations, as well as...

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