The Necessity of Vocational Educational Changes as Perceived by Estonian Vocational Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Sirk, Meidi; Ümarik, Meril; Loogma, Krista
Titel	The Necessity of Vocational Educational Changes as Perceived by Estonian Vocational Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 74 (2022) 3, S.373-393 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
DOI	10.1080/13636820.2020.1765842
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education Teachers; Faculty Development; Self Efficacy; Teacher Collaboration; Educational Policy; Teacher Qualifications; Estonia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Ausbilder; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lehrerkooperation; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Lehrqualifikation; Estland
Abstract	The study discusses how vocational education changes in Estonia have been perceived by vocational teachers. Vocational teachers have been challenged in terms of making sense of and adapting to the educational changes triggered by reform policies introduced in recent decades. As reforms have often not been implemented as planned, it is essential to understand which changes teachers view as necessary in their professional work. The analysis is based on a quantitative survey conducted among vocational teachers. K-means clustering was used and three clusters of VET teachers were formed according to their evaluation of the necessity of the changes. Changes such as collaboration in professional development and the implementation of an EQF system were evaluated as most necessary. Teachers who evaluated the changes as most necessary tended to express greater self-efficacy, commitment to their profession and a higher degree of collaboration. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01