Dropping out of Apprenticeship Programs: Evidence from the Swiss Vocational Education System and Methodological Perspectives for Research

Autor/in	Filliettaz, Laurent
Titel	Dropping out of Apprenticeship Programs: Evidence from the Swiss Vocational Education System and Methodological Perspectives for Research
Quelle	In: International Journal of Training Research, 8 (2010) 2, S.141-153 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1448-0220
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Apprenticeships; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Dropout Rate; Performance Factors; Barriers; Workplace Learning; Case Studies; Industrial Training; Research Methodology; Help Seeking; Delivery Systems; Cultural Context; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Leistungsindikator; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Industriebetriebslehre; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Auslieferung; Schweiz
Abstract	This paper discusses the issue of attrition in apprenticeship programs, a topic that has attracted growing attention by VET researchers and policy-makers in many developed countries. It commences with a brief overview of the key issues challenging initial vocational education in Switzerland, and links these issues to similar concerns in Australia. It then demonstrates how concerns about the workplace environments can be understood through the particular lens of linguistic methods. These methods assist by providing a fine-grained analysis of the interactional processes that can lead to attrition and change in apprenticeship pathways. A case study based on empirical material collected in Swiss workplaces and documenting interactions between a first-year apprentice, his supervisor and his colleagues provides an illustration of this linguistic perspective and illuminates the challenges faced by apprentices in the early days of work. (Contains 1 figure, 1 table, and 4 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10