NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Transition from School to Work -- Explaining Persistence Intention in Vocational Education and Training in Switzerland
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Findeisen, Stefanie; Jüttler, Andreas; Neuenschwander, Markus P.; Schumann, Stephan – Vocations and Learning, 2022
Vocational education and training (VET) programs are typically regarded as the means to enable successful school-to-work transitions. However, high rates of premature contract terminations in VET programs suggest that adolescents face difficulties during this transition. This paper aims to examine the determinants of persistence intention,…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Academic Persistence
The Impact of Personality, Goal Orientation and Self-Efficacy on Participation of High School Teachers in Learning Activities in the Workplace
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
van Daal, Tine; Donche, Vincent; De Maeyer, Sven – Vocations and Learning, 2014
This study examines the influence of personality traits, goal orientation and self-efficacy on high school teachers' participation in learning activities in the workplace (i.e. experimentation, informal interaction with colleagues, self-regulation and avoidance behaviour). A convenience sample of 95 teachers from six high schools in Flanders…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality, Goal Orientation, Self Efficacy