Reasons for choosing a technically oriented education: an interview study within the fields of pipefitting and industry

Bjurulf, Veronica

doi:10.1007/s10798-010-9141-5

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“…Aarkrog, 2005;Al-Ali & Middleton, 2004;Bjurulf, Submitted;Caravaglia, 1993;Meijers, 2008;Tynjälä, 2009). However, earlier findings also shows that school and workplace training can complement each other, since each learning arena offers students specific opportunities for learning (Aarkrog, 2005;Bjurulf, 2010).…”

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Transfer of knowledge in technical vocational education: a narrative study in Swedish upper secondary school

Kilbrink

Bjurulf

2012

Int J Technol Des Educ

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In vocational education, teaching and learning are expected to take place in the different learning arenas; schools and workplaces. In such a dual school system, the question of transfer is vital, i.e. how to use knowledge learned in previous situations in new situations. This article is an empirical contribution to research concerning transfer, by means of results from semi-structured group interviews with teachers and supervisors who educate students in the Energy program and the Industry program in Swedish upper secondary school. The interviews were analysed by analyses of narratives. The results show four themes of transfer in the interviews: (1) transfer of basic knowledge, (2) transfer of principles and skills, (3) transfer of written materials and real life and (4) transfer of experiences. The results also show three factors that are crucial in order to create possibilities for transfer: (1) communication, (2) financial resources and (3) reflection. These factors demand close cooperation between the teachers and supervisors during the students' vocational education.

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Transfer of knowledge in technical vocational education: a narrative study in Swedish upper secondary school

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Bjurulf

2012

Int J Technol Des Educ

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“…To meet the changed globalised structures there is a need of well-educated researchers, engineers, technicians and other professionals with innovative ideas and the capacity to solve problems, i.e. meet challenges from the megatrends (Bjurulf, 2012). In order to become successful players in the work market, young people must not only meet certain professional criteria that are as relevant as their own, but also have certain personal competences.…”

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Factors Influencing Student Choice in Higher Education

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Tamoševičienė²

2020

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Increasing global competition, globalisation of markets and the global economic downturn encourages the search of ways to maintain the stability and growth of industrial enterprises. Nowadays, when business environment is rapidly changing, enterprises have to increase constantly their competitive advantage. Human resources are crucial in addressing these issues. Motives of human behaviour energy and direct it to a certain direction. Needs, preferences, and interests are by far the strongest reasons for choosing the path of further learning. This article seeks to answer how motivation influences young people to choose a profession and what factors are the most important in this choosing. On the one hand, motivation has explained under structural point of view as a factor or set of reasons. On the other hand, motivation has interpreted as a dynamic phenomenon, process, and mechanism. Development of industrial psychology and especially behaviourism made very big influence on the development of psychological motivation theories since 1990. The field investigation of this psychology is the subject of human behaviour in the choosing of the studies. One or another treatment is depending on environmental conditions. A survey reveals that in order to motivate a person, it is necessary to enable them to meet theirs basic needs in such a way that helps achieving the objectives of all institution. The article also presents the most important criteria influencing the choice and their relative weight. The results of the research carried out by the authors have compared with the results of similar investigations by other authors. There are focused on the main factors encouraging choosing particular higher education institution and studies at it. Based on the results of the research, it was made these conclusions. A survey showed that two factors are most important when students are choosing to study. These factors are the desire to acquire higher education and the desired specialty, as well as the personal desire to develop, expand knowledge, achieve the goal. 57 % of respondents indicated that opinions of parents, relatives, friends or teachers were not relevant to them. When it comes to choosing a higher education institution, the most important are the city were person wants to study and where the institution is located, higher education institution prestige and quality of the studies.

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Managing Technology and Middle- And Low-Skilled Employees

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Reasons for choosing a technically oriented education: an interview study within the fields of pipefitting and industry

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Transfer of knowledge in technical vocational education: a narrative study in Swedish upper secondary school

Transfer of knowledge in technical vocational education: a narrative study in Swedish upper secondary school

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