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Vocational Learning for Workers with Intellectual Disability: Interventions at Two Case Study Sites
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Cavanagh, Jillian; Meacham, Hannah; Cabrera, Patricia Pariona; Bartram, Timothy – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2019
In this study, we argue that effective workplace education and training is critical to support workers with intellectual disability (WWID) at work. Moreover, we contend that it is workplace learning that prepares WWID for future career development and opportunities to enrol in and gain vocational education and training (VET) qualifications.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Intellectual Disability, Intervention, Workplace Learning
Conceiving the Relationship between Theory and Practice in T-VET. An In-Depth Study on Key Actors' Epistemological Perspectives
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Orozco, Mariana; Gijbels, David; Timmerman, Christiane – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2021
The integration of theory and practice constitutes an anchor of today's technical vocational education and training (T-VET) and a major determinant of professional development. Understanding such integration is expected to contribute to pedagogical advancement and to provide new research tools. Current knowledge on the epistemological roots of…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Epistemology, Vocational Education, Faculty Development
Transfer of Learning in Swedish Technical Vocational Education: Student Experiences in the Energy and Industry Programmes
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Kilbrink, Nina; Bjurulf, Veronica; Baartman, Liesbeth K. J.; de Bruijn, Elly – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2018
One of the most important issues in vocational education is the interaction between learning at school and at different workplaces. Students need to transfer what they have learned in and between these different learning arenas. However, little agreement exists among researchers on how to conceptualise and empirically study transfer of learning.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Technical Education, Education Work Relationship, Transfer of Training
Australian Employers' Adoption of Traineeships
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Smith, Erica; Comyn, Paul; Brennan Kemmis, Ros; Smith, Andy – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2011
Traineeships are apprenticeship-like training arrangements that were initiated in Australia in 1985. They were designed to introduce apprenticeship training to a broader range of industries, occupations and individuals; they are available in occupations outside the traditional trades and crafts. Many companies use them on a large scale, some…
Descriptors: Industry, Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education