The Relationship between Learning Environment and Career Competencies of Students in Vocational Education

Autor/inn/en	Kuijpers, M.; Meijers, F.; Gundy, C.
Titel	The Relationship between Learning Environment and Career Competencies of Students in Vocational Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 78 (2011) 1, S.21-30 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2010.05.005
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Educational Environment; Prevocational Education; Competence; Behavior; Secondary School Students; Career Guidance; Career Planning; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Enterprise education; Vorberufliche Bildung; Kompetenz; Sekundarschüler; Berufsorientierung; Karriereplanung; Niederlande
Abstract	This article focuses on which aspects of the learning environment, aimed at fostering career learning, correspond with the development of career competencies among students (aged 12-19 years) enrolled in prevocational and secondary vocational education in The Netherlands. Aspects of the learning environment that are taken into account here are the following: career orientation and guidance methods used, instruments implemented, and the degree to which the curriculum is practice-based and dialogical. In the study, three career competencies are identified: career reflection (reflective behaviour), career forming (proactive behaviour), and networking (interactive behaviour). To research the relationship between the learning environment and the presence of career competencies, a study was done among 3499 students and 166 teachers in 226 classes in 34 schools. The results show that career guidance in school, in which a dialogue takes place with the student about concrete experiences and which is focused on the future, contributes most to the presence of career competencies among students. Without this dialogue, career guidance methods and instruments barely contribute to the acquisition of career competencies. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10