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This edited book brings together novel studies that address the important role of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in empowering the workforce, with particular focus on career development, digitalization, and inclusive learning. The book has an international scope, including analysis from national VET systems in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The book is of interest to researchers and students in the fields of technical and vocational education and training, adult education, VET teacher training, international and comparative education and career development.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Decolonizing Recognition in Vocational Education and Training: Inner Development to Outer Growth.- Chapter 3: Professional Language Competences for Internships of Refugees in German Companies: Project X.- Chapter 4: Attracting Women to the IT Sector: Heterogeneous Target Groups as a Challenge in Continuing Vocational Education and Training.- Chapter 6: Building Inclusive SocialImaginaries in Vocational Education and Training: A Finnish Perspective.- Chapter 7: The Influence of Socio-Occupational Characteristics in VET Teachers' Self-Efficacy.- Chapter 8: The VET Context in Italy: A Perspective on Teachers and Students.- Chapter 9: What Contribution Can Design Research Make to Fostering Innovation Transfer Processes in VET?.- Chapter 10: A Review of Work-Based Learning in Postsecondary Vocational Education Programs in the United States.- Chapter 11: Motivations and Perceived Challenges in Participating in Work-Integrated Learning as Industry Partners.- Chapter 12: Career-Oriented Pathways: Analysing the Tendencies of Secondary Students Choosing TVET Programs for Higher Learning.- Chapter 13: Preference Analysis of Career Development Programs Among Technical and Vocational Educators.- Chapter 14: By People for People?: Digitalization in the Professional Practice of Person-Related Occupations in Germany.- Chapter 15:Ecuador's Technical and Vocational Education and Training System: A Piece of a Map for Understandings of Digital Ability Development.- Chapter 16: Developing an Ecosystem Model for Integrating Drone Technology in Secondary Education: Assessing Readiness and Exploring Future Directions.
About the author
Lázaro Moreno Herrera
is
a professor of Education with orientation to Vocational Education and Training and scientific leader of the research group Vocational Education and Training at the Stockholm University, Sweden.
Petros Gougoulakis
is a professor of Education at Stockholm University, Sweden.
Marianne Teräs
is a professor of Education with a special focus on Healthcare Education at Stockholm University, Sweden.
Janne Kontio
is a senior lecturer in Education at Stockholm University, Sweden.
Summary
This edited book brings together novel studies that address the important role of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in empowering the workforce, with particular focus on career development, digitalization, and inclusive learning. The book has an international scope, including analysis from national VET systems in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The book is of interest to researchers and students in the fields of technical and vocational education and training, adult education, VET teacher training, international and comparative education and career development.
