Category: Publications

Apprentices’ Resources at Work and School in Switzerland: A Person-Centred Approach

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The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. The authors are Fabienne Lüthi (Berne University of Teacher Education, Switzerland), Barbara E. Stalder (Berne University of Teacher Education, Switzerland) and Achim Elferling (University of Berne, Switzerland). Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.8.2.5 Abstract Context: Providing learners with quality resources at work and …

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IJRVET: Education Managers & Digitalisation in Agriculture

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The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published two new article: Comparative Analysis of the Process of Training Education Managers in Educational Institutions by Askarbek K. Kusainov*, Kamchat A. Yessenova**, Roza S. Kassymova**, Kuanysh S. Moldassan**, Ardak M. Sembayeva** (* Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Kazakhstan; ** Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan) …

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IJRVET: Visualising the Intended Practical Doing: Future-Oriented Movements in Swedish Vocational School Workshop Settings

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The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) recently published a new article. The authors are Stig-Börje Asplund, Nina Kilbrink and Hamid Asghari (all authors are from Karlstad University, Sweden). Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.8.2.2 Abstract Context: This article focus on teaching and learning processes in a vocational classroom in Swedish vocational education. …

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IJRVET: Transition From Low-Threshold Vocational Education and Training to Work in Switzerland: Factors Influencing Objective and Subjective Career Success

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The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) recently published a new article. The authors are Claudia Hofmann, Kurt Häfeli, Xenia Müller and Annette Krauss (all authors are from the University of Applied Science in Special Needs Education, Switzerland). Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.8.2.1 Abstract Context: There are currently two low-threshold vocational education …

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IJRVET reaches Q2 in SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

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The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator captures the scientific influence of journals indexed in the major science database, SCOPUS. The indicator records which journals cite a journal and how often a journal is cited. Thus, not only the "impact factor" of a journal, expressed in the number of citations, is taken into account, but also …

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IJRVET: Regional Disparities in the Training Market & The Dilemmas of Flexibilisation of Vocational Education and Training

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The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) recently published two new articles: Regional Disparities in the Training Market: Opportunities for Adolescents to Obtain a Company-Based Training Place Depending on Regional Training Market Conditions by Christian Michaelis and Robin Busse (both authors: Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany). The Dilemmas of Flexibilisation of …

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How Florist Apprentices Explore Bouquet Designs: Supporting Design Space Exploration for Vocational Students

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The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. The authors are Kevin Gonyop Kim (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland), Catharine Oertel (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands) and Pierre Dillenbourg (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland). Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.8.1.4 Abstract Context: Exploring the design space …

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Varieties Within a Collective Skill Formation System: How VET Governance in Switzerland is Shaped by Associations

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The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. The authors are Regula Bürgi (University of Zurich, Switzerland) and Philipp Gonon (University of Zurich, Switzerland). Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.8.1.3 Abstract Context: International scholarship and policy tend to depict national structures governing Vocational Education and Training (VET) as uniform and …

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Returns to Workplace Training for Male and Female Employees and Implications for the Gender Wage gap: A Quantile Regression Analysis

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Yesterday the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. The author is Rosella Icardi (University of Bath, United Kingdom). Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.8.1.2 Abstract Context: Existing studies have explored the association between workplace training and wages suggesting that training participation may have a positive association with wages. …

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Vocational Students’ Ways of Handling the Academic/Vocational Divide

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Yesterday the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. The author is Lisa Ferm (Linköping University, Sweden). Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.8.1.1 Abstract Purpose: The focus of this article is on Swedish vocational students’ own thoughts about different types of knowledge and how these thoughts relate to the …

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