Finnish Vocational Education and Training in Comparison: Strengths and Weaknesses

Autor/inn/en	Virolainen, Maarit; Stenström, Marja-Leena
Titel	Finnish Vocational Education and Training in Comparison: Strengths and Weaknesses
Quelle	In: International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 1 (2014) 2, S.81-106 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2197-8646
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Vocational Education; Employment Potential; Outcomes of Education; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Educational Trends; Participation; Graduation Rate; Employment Patterns; Finland; Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Germany; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Sekundarbereich; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsentwicklung; Teilnahme; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Finnland; Dänemark; Norwegen; Schweden; Deutschland; Großbritannien
Abstract	The study investigates how the Finnish model of providing initial vocational education and training (IVET) has succeeded in terms of enhancing educational progress and employability. A relatively high level of participation in IVET makes the Finnish model distinctive from those of three other Nordic countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. All four Nordic countries have well-organised labour markets and universal types of welfare states. Priority is given to goals related to equal opportunities and social inclusion. At the same time, these countries have different models of IVET. While the study compares the Finnish model of organising IVET to those of other Nordic countries, it also examines the German and UK models, which represent differing societal approaches to IVET. The differences in the outcomes of the IVET systems are described and analysed through reviewing secondary data provided by Eurydice and Eurostat, along with country reports produced in a Nordic comparative project, Nord-VET. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	European Educational Research Association / European Research Network Vocational Education and Training.Am Fallturm 1, Bremen, 28359, Germany. Tel: +49-421-218-66336; Fax: +49-421-218-98-66336; e-mail: ijrvet@uni-bremen.de; Web site: http://www.ijrvet.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01