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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...

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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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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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Regional disparities in the training market : opportunities for adolescents to obtain a company-based training place depending on regional training market conditions

Michaelis, Christian; Busse, Robin - In: International journal for research in vocational … 8 (2021) 1, pp. 87-114

Context: Due to limited geographical mobility, opportunities for adolescents interested in company-based training are primarily dependent on regional training offers. Competition for company-based training among adolescents varies regionally, and thus, the chance to obtain a training contract...

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The dilemmas of flexibilisation of vocational education and training : a case study of the piano makers

Baumeler, Carmen; Engelage, Sonja; Strebel, Alexandra - In: International journal for research in vocational … 8 (2021) 1, pp. 115-135

Context: Dual VET systems are often praised for their labour market proximity because of economic stakeholders … document analysis and present its narrative. Findings: Based on this case study, we contribute to the understanding of VET …: The results indicate that VET reforms that promote flexibilisation by creating occupational fields encounter serious …

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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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Transition from low-threshold vocational education and training to work in Switzerland : factors influencing objective and subjective career success

Hofmann, Claudia; Müller, Xenia; Krauss, Annette; … - In: International journal for research in vocational … 8 (2021) 2, pp. 136-159

Context: There are currently two low-threshold vocational education and training (VET) options in Switzerland for young … people at risk: A two-year programme for a Federal VET certificate and a practical training programme designed for young …, situational factors related to the VET company and school showed a number of significant but sometimes weak associations with …

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Visualising the intended practical doing : future-oriented movements in Swedish vocational school workshop settings

Asplund, Stig-Börje; Kilbrink, Nina; Asghari, Hamid - In: International journal for research in vocational … 8 (2021) 2, pp. 160-185

Context: This article focus on teaching and learning processes in a vocational classroom in Swedish vocational education. There are few studies within the field of vocational education that have a focus on how vocational learning is done in interaction in the vocational classroom/workshop, and...

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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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