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Comparative analysis of the process of training education managers in educational institutions

Kusainov, Askarbek K.; Yessenova, Kamchat A.; … - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 8 (2021) 2, pp. 186-207

Context: A significant part of future specialists receive only practical skills without formal practical exam situation. In this regard, there is a need to train a manager who can adapt and be ready to carry out his/her activities in a specific profile interaction. The aim of the experimental...

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Digitalisation in agriculture: Knowledge and learning requirements of German dairy farmers

Goller, Michael; Caruso, Carina; Harteis, Christian - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 8 (2021) 2, pp. 208-223

Purpose: This study aims at investigating how digitalisation (in the sense of industry 4.0) has changed the work of farmers and how they experience the changes from more traditional work to digitalised agriculture. It also investigates what knowledge farmers require on digitalised farms and how...

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Apprentices' resources at work and school in Switzerland: A person-centred approach

Lüthi, Fabienne; Stalder, Barbara; Elferling, Achim - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 8 (2021) 2, pp. 224-250

Context: Providing learners with quality resources at work and school is a key element of apprenticeships and is essential for developing vocational competencies and successful vocational careers. Drawing on previous research on situational and personal resources, we first explored work-related...

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International curriculum comparison in Vocational Education and Training: A collaborative development of an analysis instrument

Chen, Pujun; Goncharova, Anastasia; Pilz, Matthias; … - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 8 (2021) 4, pp. 16-43

Context: International comparative research on Vocational Education and Training (VET) is gaining importance, as global … cooperation and mutual learning in VET grows. However, it is characterized by a high degree of complexity, due on one hand, to the … heterogeneity of the VET sector, and on the other hand to the unique challenges of international comparisons. In addition …

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Cooperation between learning venues and its limits: The hotel industry in Cancún (Mexico)

Vogelsang, Beke; Röhrer, Natascha; Fuchs, Martina; … - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 8 (2021) 4, pp. 67-89

Purpose: Recently, high-quality vocational education and training has attracted much attention in Mexico. In this context, more practically applied skills are taught 'on a dual basis', combining classroom-based training with practical, on the job, training within the company. Dual practices are...

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Moving from fragmented to seamless sense-making in blended learning

Bi, Xiaofang - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 8 (2021) 3, pp. 251-275

Context: Sense-making, understood as meaning making or giving meaning to experience, is an integral part of everyday life, work and learning, and is a process critical in enabling people to recognise how and when to respond to situations appropriately so that they can resolve problems...

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The role of vocational education and training in the integration of refugees in Austria, Denmark and Germany

Jørgensen, Christian Helms; Hautz, Hannes; Li, Junmin - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 8 (2021) 3, pp. 276-299

Context: Vocational education and training (VET) plays a crucial role in the social inclusion of refugees. The aim of … this paper is to examine how the VET systems of Austria, Denmark and Germany responded to the arrival of young refugees … since 2015. VET in these countries are all categorised as systems of collective skill formation, which offer apprenticeships …

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Gendered vocational identities: Female students' strategies for identity formation during workplace-based learning in male-dominated work

Ferm, Lisa; Gustavsson, Maria - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 8 (2021) 3, pp. 334-354

Purpose: This article investigates female vocational students' strategies for becoming part of a workplace community, what these strategies are and how they are tied to the formation of vocational identities within male-dominated industrial work. Of particular interest is how female students...

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Measuring quality in Indian VET institutions: Development steps towards a framework adapted to the national context

Ramasamy, Muthuveeran; Regel, Julia; Sharma, Harshil; … - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 8 (2021) 4, pp. 44-66

Purpose: The quality of vocational education and training (VET) processes plays an important role in international … skilled workers, and continuing challenges in the area of quality of VET. Existing quality assurance mechanisms of VET in … management strategies in VET. A significant number of models were selected, based on inclusion criteria, and these models were …

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Social representation of non-academic work in Mexico in the light of cultural artefacts

Clement, Ute; García Fuentes, Paola; Gold, Stefan; … - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 8 (2021) 4, pp. 90-112

Context: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has attracted increasing interest in recent years due to its potential to address productivity and equity challenges, such as better employment prospects, as outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

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