Gender Policies Meet VET Practices--The Case of Health and Social Care in Norway

Autor/inn/en	Høst, Håkon; Seland, Idunn; Skålholt, Asgeir
Titel	Gender Policies Meet VET Practices--The Case of Health and Social Care in Norway
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 67 (2015) 1, S.109-126 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
DOI	10.1080/13636820.2014.958869
Schlagwörter	Gender Issues; Health Services; Social Services; Apprenticeships; Womens Education; Vocational Education; Improvement Programs; Educational Policy; Educational Change; Sex Fairness; Skilled Workers; Nursing Education; Educational Principles; Educational Strategies; Employment Opportunities; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Part Time Employment; Educational Demand; Student Attitudes; Social Justice; Student Surveys; Data Analysis; Foreign Countries; Public Policy; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterfrage; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Apprenticeship; Lehre; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Effizienzsteigerung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Sexualaufklärung; Facharbeiter; Pflegepädagogik; Bildungsprinzip; Lehrstrategie; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Part-time employment; Teilzeitbeschäftigung; Bildungsanforderung; Bildungsnachfrage; Schülerverhalten; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Schülerbefragung; Auswertung; Ausland; Öffentliche Ordnung; Norwegen
Abstract	Could the labour market gender balance be improved by introducing new types of apprenticeship-trained workers? This article investigates what happened in the wake of the Norwegian VET programme for health and social care, a new approach introduced via the 1994 educational reform. By upgrading this traditionally female-dominated area of education, it was hoped that working conditions for women would improve and that, over time, the gender balance among workers would improve. Hence, Norwegian VET policy became a means to meet and the ambitions set by national policies for gender equality. Twenty years on, health and social care remains the most popular VET programme for female applicants. However, only a minority of those attending the school-based part of the education applies for apprenticeships as health care workers; most opt to switch to general education in order to access higher education. Those who stay on typically hold part-time jobs. This area of the labour market remains segregated in terms of gender. Based on extensive quantitative and qualitative data, the article discusses what might explain this development. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01