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No particular way to go: careers of young adults lacking upper secondary qualifications

This article aims to deepen understanding of the trajectories through school and into adulthood of people who did n... Show more
This article aims to deepen understanding of the trajectories through school and into adulthood of people who did not attain valued qualifications from upper secondary school ('non-completers'), and explore the fruitfulness of careership theory for such analysis. It is based on interviews with 100 young Swedes: 81 non-completers and 19 who had attended special upper secondary schools catering for young people with mild cognitive disability. Their narratives portray sparse socio-economic resources and difficult family situations, learning problems and marginalisation processes in school. They commonly learned to perceive themselves as failures and 'different'. Framed by narrow horizons of action, these young people's careers were mostly characterised by enforced rather than self-initiated turning points. Often leading to unemployment and economic problems, leaving secondary school was less of a turning point than a continuation of failure, even if completing adult education and getting a job were regarded as self-initiated, positive shifts. [The authors] conclude that careership theory was useful for analysing and understanding the careers of the young people concerned. However, distinguishing between 'routines' and 'turning points' became especially difficult when studying lives of these young people hemmed in by sparser resources, fewer choices and less stable career trajectories than their peers.
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Authors: Lundahl, Lisbeth; Lindblad, Michael; Loven, Anders; Marald, Gunilla ... [+] Show more

Date: 2017

Geographic subjects: Sweden; Europe

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Journal of education and work

Subjects: Youth; Career development; Participation ... [+] Show more
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Voice of users: promoting quality of guidance for adults in the Nordic countries

This two volume publication (report and annexes) examines both the value of adult guidance to its users and their i... Show more
This two volume publication (report and annexes) examines both the value of adult guidance to its users and their involvement in developing and organising guidance services in adult education. The first goal of this study is to describe if and how adult users of guidance have an impact on the services provided, as well as to compare user involvement in adult guidance in the Nordic countries. A second goal is to evaluate learning outcomes of guidance for adults in the Nordic countries that seek guidance in adult learning centres. The results are first reported for each of the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) and then compared. Annexes contain: focus group interview frameworks (clients, practitioners, managers); focus group reports (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden); and questionnaires (in English, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden).
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Authors: Vilhjalmsdottir, Guobjorg; Dofradottir, Andrea G.; Kjartansdottir, Guorun Birna; Loven, Anders ... [+] Show more

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Denmark; Finland; Iceland ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Career development; Participation; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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Nordic research on educational and vocational guidance: a systematic literature review of thematic features between 2003 and 2016

Educational and vocational guidance has received increased attention with regard to policymaking in the Nordic coun... Show more
Educational and vocational guidance has received increased attention with regard to policymaking in the Nordic countries over the last 15 years. This has led to a growing interest in research-based knowledge. Updating an earlier article, we undertake a systematic literature review of guidance research in the Nordic countries during this 15-year period. Features and themes, both country-specific and in the region as a whole, are revealed through the analysis of a variety of research documents. Therefore, this article provides insight into research-based knowledge grounded in the Nordic context-relevant for both practitioners and policymakers on a national, Nordic, and international level.
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Authors: Haug, Erik Hagaseth; Plant, Peter; Valdimarsdottir, Soffia; Bergmo-Prvulovic, Ingela ... [+] Show more

Date: 2019

Geographic subjects: Denmark; Iceland; Finland ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Article

Journal title: International journal for educational and vocational guidance

Subjects: Career development; Policy; Research ... [+] Show more
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Research in educational and vocational guidance in the Nordic countries: current trends

The Nordic countries have followed slightly different, yet complementary paths in terms of research in guidance. Th... Show more
The Nordic countries have followed slightly different, yet complementary paths in terms of research in guidance. The balance between studies in guidance based on sociology, psychology, and even ethnology varies according to the research focus and tradition in each of the Nordic countries. This article covers main Nordic guidance research issues with characteristic examples from the various countries under the headings of structures, contents, and values.
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Authors: Plant, Peter; Christiansen, Lone Lonne; Loven, Anders; Vilhjalmsdottir, Gudbjorg ... [+] Show more

Date: 2003

Geographic subjects: Europe; Denmark; Sweden ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Article

Journal title: International journal for educational and vocational guidance

Subjects: Research; Outcomes; Career development

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No particular way to go: careers of young adults lacking upper secondary qualifications

Voice of users: promoting quality of guidance for adults in the Nordic countries

Nordic research on educational and vocational guidance: a systematic literature review of thematic features between 2003 and 2016

Research in educational and vocational guidance in the Nordic countries: current trends