The article explores placement supervisors’ reasons for hosting lower secondary students (ages 13-16) in work experience placements (WEP) in Denmark. The theoretical framework employs critical psychology to examine societal conditions, subjects’ interpretations of these, and their reasons for actions, focusing on the perspective of placement supervisors as participants. Based on interviews with five supervisors who have hosted WEP, we describe five thematic groupings of reasons: providing an insight into the world of work; expanding young people’s horizons and basis for making educational and vocational choices; recruiting apprentices and employees to the company and the field of work; added value for the company’s activities; a sense of community responsibility. The reasons seem intertwined and not directly attributed to the interests of either the lower secondary students, the host companies or society. Finally, we discuss implications for practice and underline the significance of understanding supervisors’ reasons for hosting lower secondary students in WEP. Abstrakt Artiklen undersøger praktikværters begrundelser for at modtage skoleelever (13-16 år) i erhvervspraktik. Artiklens teoretiske grundlag er kritisk psykologi ud fra ønsket om at undersøge strukturelle betingelser knyttet til erhvervspraktik, hvordan praktikværterne tilskriver disse mening samt deres begrundelser for at tage skoleelever i praktik. Baseret på interviews med fem praktikvejledere, der har haft elever i erhvervspraktik, beskriver vi fem tematiske begrundelser: at give indblik i arbejdslivet; udvide unges horisonter og grundlag for uddannelses- og erhvervsvalg; rekruttere lærlinge og medarbejdere til virksomheden og arbejdsområdet; tilføje værdi til virksomhedens aktiviteter; en følelse af samfundsansvar. Grundene synes forbundne og ikke direkte tilskrevet interesserne hos hverken eleverne, værtsvirksomhederne eller samfundet som helhed. Afslutningsvis drøfter vi konsekvenserne for praksis og understreger vigtigheden af at forstå praktikvejledernes begrundelser for at tilbyde WEP. Søgeord: Erhvervspraktik; praktikvært; uddannelses- og erhvervsvejledning; udskoling; kritisk psykologi
{"title":"Danish Supervisors’ Reasons for Hosting Lower Secondary Students in Work Experience Placements","authors":"Randi Boelskifte Skovhus, Kristina Mariager-Anderson, Trine Kokholm","doi":"10.16993/njtcg.80","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16993/njtcg.80","url":null,"abstract":"The article explores placement supervisors’ reasons for hosting lower secondary students (ages 13-16) in work experience placements (WEP) in Denmark. The theoretical framework employs critical psychology to examine societal conditions, subjects’ interpretations of these, and their reasons for actions, focusing on the perspective of placement supervisors as participants. Based on interviews with five supervisors who have hosted WEP, we describe five thematic groupings of reasons: providing an insight into the world of work; expanding young people’s horizons and basis for making educational and vocational choices; recruiting apprentices and employees to the company and the field of work; added value for the company’s activities; a sense of community responsibility. The reasons seem intertwined and not directly attributed to the interests of either the lower secondary students, the host companies or society. Finally, we discuss implications for practice and underline the significance of understanding supervisors’ reasons for hosting lower secondary students in WEP. Abstrakt Artiklen undersøger praktikværters begrundelser for at modtage skoleelever (13-16 år) i erhvervspraktik. Artiklens teoretiske grundlag er kritisk psykologi ud fra ønsket om at undersøge strukturelle betingelser knyttet til erhvervspraktik, hvordan praktikværterne tilskriver disse mening samt deres begrundelser for at tage skoleelever i praktik. Baseret på interviews med fem praktikvejledere, der har haft elever i erhvervspraktik, beskriver vi fem tematiske begrundelser: at give indblik i arbejdslivet; udvide unges horisonter og grundlag for uddannelses- og erhvervsvalg; rekruttere lærlinge og medarbejdere til virksomheden og arbejdsområdet; tilføje værdi til virksomhedens aktiviteter; en følelse af samfundsansvar. Grundene synes forbundne og ikke direkte tilskrevet interesserne hos hverken eleverne, værtsvirksomhederne eller samfundet som helhed. Afslutningsvis drøfter vi konsekvenserne for praksis og understreger vigtigheden af at forstå praktikvejledernes begrundelser for at tilbyde WEP. Søgeord: Erhvervspraktik; praktikvært; uddannelses- og erhvervsvejledning; udskoling; kritisk psykologi","PeriodicalId":125763,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135007798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Exclusion from education, employment or training is a complex global challenge with major negative consequences for society and the individuals affected. Extant research on the services and interventions for helping individuals belonging to the not in education, employment or training (NEET) target group suggests that there is little evidence to support the efficacy of such services. Therefore, service innovation is needed to find new and better solutions. However, there has been little research on the extent to which service innovation is represented in the NEET literature. This article presents a systematic literature review based on the following question: What are the scope and characteristics of service innovations targeting NEETs in the research literature? The results show that the scope of research-based knowledge about service innovations is limited. Only 27 research articles and chapters matched the basic inclusion criteria of our literature review. The included articles revealed the following three main thematic areas related to the characteristics of service innovations: (1) co-creation in service development and service delivery, (2) new pedagogical approaches and (3) stimulating entrepreneurship activities. The results also show that there is an increasing focus on new forms of cross-sectoral collaboration to find novel ways of helping young people return to education and work. However, despite the importance of focusing on structural causes, most studies emphasise individual-oriented and relationship-building efforts. This article contributes to the literature by providing an overview and description of existing studies that deal with service innovation to meet the NEET challenge.
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The aim with this paper is to scrutinise the career scripts of young people in Finland by the means of actantial analysis. We examined the actantial structures of narratives on career scripts in Finland with 31 follow-up interviews. The premise of this paper is drawn from careership theory. The aim is to contribute theoretically and empirically to the qualitative body of knowledge on career scripts of young people
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{"title":"An Examination of Career Education and Guidance in Sweden","authors":"Per-Åke Rosvall, Mahtab Eshaghbeigi-Hosseini","doi":"10.16993/njtcg.69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16993/njtcg.69","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":125763,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135317662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The purpose of this article is to describe and analyse work experience placements in lower secondary education in Nordic countries. The article focuses on how and to what extent work experience placements in career education is formalised across the Nordic countries. It identifies similarities and differences among the countries and will provide a comparison of the key characteristics relating to work experience placement in lower secondary education in Nordic countries. The analysis is based on policy documents, curriculum and research concerning work experience placements in lower secondary schools in the respective countries. The comparison reveals that while there are some similarities there are also significant differences among the countries regarding the national guidelines, curriculum and general aim of the work experience placement in lower secondary education. The results show that further studies are needed to acquire more knowledge relating to work experience placements in Nordic countries. Abstrakti Tämän artikkelin tarkoituksena on kuvata ja analysoida perusopetuksen työelämään tutustumisjaksoja Pohjoismaissa. Artikkeli keskittyy siihen, miten ja missä määrin perusopetuksen työelämään tutustumisjaksot on formalisoitu eri Pohjoismaissa. Artikkelissa tarkastellaan työelämään tutustumisjaksoihin sekä niiden järjestämiseen liittyviä yhteneväisyyksiä ja eroja. Tulokset osoittavat, että vaikka maiden välillä on joitakin yhtäläisyyksiä, niiden välillä on myös merkittäviä eroja kansallisten linjausten, opetussuunnitelmien ja yleisten tavoitteiden osalta. Lisää tutkimuksia työelämään tutustumisjaksojen osalta tarvitaan pohjoismaissa. Avainsanat: työelämään tutustuminen; perusopetus; Pohjoismaat
{"title":"Work Experience Placements in Lower Secondary Education in Nordic Countries","authors":"Jaana Kettunen, Randi Skovhus, Petra Røise, Per-Åke Rosvall, Arnheiður Einarsdóttir, Mahtab Eshaghbeigi-Hosseini","doi":"10.16993/njtcg.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16993/njtcg.60","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this article is to describe and analyse work experience placements in lower secondary education in Nordic countries. The article focuses on how and to what extent work experience placements in career education is formalised across the Nordic countries. It identifies similarities and differences among the countries and will provide a comparison of the key characteristics relating to work experience placement in lower secondary education in Nordic countries. The analysis is based on policy documents, curriculum and research concerning work experience placements in lower secondary schools in the respective countries. The comparison reveals that while there are some similarities there are also significant differences among the countries regarding the national guidelines, curriculum and general aim of the work experience placement in lower secondary education. The results show that further studies are needed to acquire more knowledge relating to work experience placements in Nordic countries. Abstrakti Tämän artikkelin tarkoituksena on kuvata ja analysoida perusopetuksen työelämään tutustumisjaksoja Pohjoismaissa. Artikkeli keskittyy siihen, miten ja missä määrin perusopetuksen työelämään tutustumisjaksot on formalisoitu eri Pohjoismaissa. Artikkelissa tarkastellaan työelämään tutustumisjaksoihin sekä niiden järjestämiseen liittyviä yhteneväisyyksiä ja eroja. Tulokset osoittavat, että vaikka maiden välillä on joitakin yhtäläisyyksiä, niiden välillä on myös merkittäviä eroja kansallisten linjausten, opetussuunnitelmien ja yleisten tavoitteiden osalta. Lisää tutkimuksia työelämään tutustumisjaksojen osalta tarvitaan pohjoismaissa. Avainsanat: työelämään tutustuminen; perusopetus; Pohjoismaat","PeriodicalId":125763,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135783331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erik Hagaseth Haug, Roger Kjærgård, Lars Gunnar Lingås, Mårten Kae Paulsen, Torild Schulstok
The article explores and discusses the rationalities behind the policy processes that led to the first Master of Career Guidance in Norway in 2014. The research aimed to gain knowledge of how policy processes, understood as the influences, interactions between main actors, and events led to the realisation of the Master program. The empirical basis for the research were documents such as minutes from meetings between actors, surveys, actors’ notes with reasons for creating a master’s program in career guidance and an application for approval of the master’s program. The documents were explored using the historical method and reflexive thematic analyses. The actors represented the two fields of interests: governing bodies and the higher education sector. Attention was given to differences and potential tensions among the actors in their conception of career guidance with reference to technocratic, humanistic, and emancipatory discourse. The analysis shows that all actors, despite the differing positions and discourses, managed to cooperate to enable funds for the master’s programme in the national budget for 2014. Abstrakt Artikkelen beskriver og forklarer hvordan et masterprogram i karriereveiledning ble igangsatt i Norge i 2014. Gjennom en kombinasjon av historisk metode og refleksiv tematisk analyse søker vi å belyse hvordan tre viktige aktører i denne fagpolitiske prosessen, nemlig sentrale styringsorganer, praksisfeltet og universitets- og høgskolesektoren, har påvirket, samhandlet og utløst hendelser som forklarer at masterprogrammets ble realisert. Vi belyser hvordan Norge var sterkt influert av en europeisk kunnskapsøkonomisk diskurs som satte fart i fagpolitiske miljøer. Vi trekker fram spenningene i forståelsene av hva karriereveiledninger er, og speiler disse forståelsene mot tre ulike diskurser, nemlig en teknokratisk, en humanistisk og en frigjørende diskurs. Våre funn konkluderer med at alle aktørene – tross ulike posisjoner og ulike diskurser – klarte å finne felles interesse i å samhandle, slik at masterprogrammet fikk plass på statsbudsjettet for 2014 og kunne igangsettes av de to involverte høgskolene samme høst. Samhandlingen la grunnlaget for et ambisiøst studieprogram, et høyt kompetansenivå for undervisning og forskning, og en profil som ivaretok nyere nasjonal og internasjonal fagutvikling. Indeksord: Master i karriereveiledning; høyere utdanningspolitikk; forståelse av karriereveiledning; kvalifikasjoner som karriereveileder
本文探讨并讨论了导致2014年挪威第一个职业指导硕士的政策过程背后的合理性。该研究旨在了解政策过程(被理解为主要参与者之间的影响、相互作用和事件)如何导致硕士课程的实现。研究的经验基础是文件，如演员之间的会议记录，调查，演员的行为;说明创建职业指导硕士项目的原因，以及申请批准硕士项目的申请。本文运用历史方法和反身性主题分析对文献进行了研究。这些行为者代表了两个利益领域:理事机构和高等教育部门。注意到参与者在职业指导概念上的差异和潜在的紧张关系，涉及技术官僚、人文主义和解放话语。分析表明，尽管立场和言论不同，但所有参与者都设法进行合作，使2014年国家预算能够为硕士项目提供资金。,摘要/ abstract摘要:2014年11月1日，Artikkelen beskriver系统实现了kkkkelen系统在kkkelen系统中的应用。反思性气候分析的历史风险方法[j];belise hvordan是“viktige akt”、“viktige akt”、“viktige akt”、“viktige akt”、“praks akt”、“praks akt”、“verket”、“samhandlet akt”、“hendelser”、“masterprogramsble realisert”等。即使是在欧洲，英国和挪威也会受到巨大的影响，而英国和挪威也会受到一些国家的影响，比如俄罗斯和挪威。从徒步旅行者的角度来看，在森林中花费的时间是非常丰富的，在森林中花费的时间是非常丰富的，在森林中花费的时间是非常丰富的，在森林中花费的时间是非常丰富的，在森林中花费的时间是非常丰富的，在森林中花费的时间是非常丰富的。我很高兴我能在这里玩得很开心。把不喜欢的人当作不喜欢的人;klarte撕咬;好朋友对我很感兴趣。山姆·汉德(Samhandle)，在硕士课程上表现出色;2014年的财政预算将会涉及到与2014年相同的财政预算。Samhandlingen la grunnlaget for the ambition & & # 39;st study program;为了更好的理解和理解，我们的个人资料在任何国家和国家之间都是如此。,索引词:Master i carrier leveledning;hø yere utdanningspolitikk;林业;其他运输运输;kilifikjoner是一名电信运营商
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In a 2010 policy reform, the centre-right Swedish government attempted to bring the area of integration policy into closer alignment with labour market policy for newly arrived migrants. In this paper, empirical data gathered from 181 individual case files from the Public Employment Service (PES) is used to analyse the different trajectories of migrants. I construct a typology of five different sub-groups to explore how migrants manage the different challenges of the policy program. The main contribution of the article is to highlight the individual differences among the group and how various strategies are formed within the same policy framework.
{"title":"Trajectories of Newly Arrived Migrants in the Swedish Introduction Program","authors":"Elin Ennerberg","doi":"10.16993/njtcg.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16993/njtcg.33","url":null,"abstract":"In a 2010 policy reform, the centre-right Swedish government attempted to bring the area of integration policy into closer alignment with labour market policy for newly arrived migrants. In this paper, empirical data gathered from 181 individual case files from the Public Employment Service (PES) is used to analyse the different trajectories of migrants. I construct a typology of five different sub-groups to explore how migrants manage the different challenges of the policy program. The main contribution of the article is to highlight the individual differences among the group and how various strategies are formed within the same policy framework.","PeriodicalId":125763,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126311829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study explores the career challenges individuals are facing and the type of managing strategies proposed on a public arena in Swedish media. The study investigates advice columns published between 2011 and 2015. Qualitative content analysis was used followed by an analysis based on the theoretical framework of career as a social and professional representation. The results uncovered several dilemmas of career navigation. These dilemmas were classified into five categories: 1) need for recognition, 2) how to advance, 3) how to understand the labor market, 4) experiences of injustice and of being controlled, and 5) uncertainty in current/forthcoming role. In all categories the social representation of career as a game of exchange is evident. The study identified four different support strategies in the answers given: 1) a strengthening strategy; 2) an enduring strategy; 3) a compensating strategy, and 4) a balancing strategy. These strategies relate to four different orientations: 1) individual-oriented, 2) market-oriented, 3) organizational-oriented, and 4) mutual-oriented. Moreover, four work-life contextually related representations were identified as underlying the answers given: 1) career-recognition as a cost issue, career-navigating as 2) a risky (power)game, as 3) understanding the rules of the game, and 4) as personal marketing and/or strategic communication. Based upon the results, a bridging guidance approach is suggested that manages to address a perspective of exchange and through increased awareness manages to build bridges between different knowledge bases about career to support learning in career navigation. Abstrakt Denna studie undersoker karriarfragor och utmaningar som individer star infor samt vilken typ av hanteringsstrategier som foreslas pa en offentlig arena i svensk media. Studien undersoker radgivningskolumner publicerade mellan 2011 och 2015. Kvalitativ innehallsanalys genomfordes foljt av en analys baserad pa det teoretiska ramverket karriar som social och professionell representation. Resultaten blottlade ett antal dilemman avseende karriarnavigering. Dessa dilemman klassificerades i fem kategorier: 1) behov av erkannande, 2) hur avancera/ga vidare, 3) hur forsta arbetsmarknaden, 4) upplevelser av orattvisa och kontroll, och 5) osakerhet i nuvarande/kommande roll. I samtliga kategorier framtrader den sociala representationen om karriar som ett utbytesspel. Studien identifierade fyra olika stodstrategier i kolumnernas svar: 1) starkande strategi, 2) uthardande strategi, 3) kompenserande strategi, och 4) balanserande strategi. Dessa strategier relaterar till fyra olika orienteringar: 1) individorienterad, 2) marknadsorienterad, 3) organisationsorienterad och 4) omsesidig orientering. Vidare identifierades fyra arbetslivsrelaterade kontextbundna representationer om karriar som underliggande de givna svaren; 1) karriar-erkannande som kostnadsfraga, karriar-navigering som 2) ett riskabelt (makt) spel, 3) som forstaels
{"title":"Playing the Career Game in a Changing World of Work: Career Navigation and Support Strategies in Advice Columns","authors":"Ingela Bergmo Prvulovic","doi":"10.16993/NJTCG.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16993/NJTCG.31","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the career challenges individuals are facing and the type of managing strategies proposed on a public arena in Swedish media. The study investigates advice columns published between 2011 and 2015. Qualitative content analysis was used followed by an analysis based on the theoretical framework of career as a social and professional representation. The results uncovered several dilemmas of career navigation. These dilemmas were classified into five categories: 1) need for recognition, 2) how to advance, 3) how to understand the labor market, 4) experiences of injustice and of being controlled, and 5) uncertainty in current/forthcoming role. In all categories the social representation of career as a game of exchange is evident. The study identified four different support strategies in the answers given: 1) a strengthening strategy; 2) an enduring strategy; 3) a compensating strategy, and 4) a balancing strategy. These strategies relate to four different orientations: 1) individual-oriented, 2) market-oriented, 3) organizational-oriented, and 4) mutual-oriented. Moreover, four work-life contextually related representations were identified as underlying the answers given: 1) career-recognition as a cost issue, career-navigating as 2) a risky (power)game, as 3) understanding the rules of the game, and 4) as personal marketing and/or strategic communication. Based upon the results, a bridging guidance approach is suggested that manages to address a perspective of exchange and through increased awareness manages to build bridges between different knowledge bases about career to support learning in career navigation. Abstrakt Denna studie undersoker karriarfragor och utmaningar som individer star infor samt vilken typ av hanteringsstrategier som foreslas pa en offentlig arena i svensk media. Studien undersoker radgivningskolumner publicerade mellan 2011 och 2015. Kvalitativ innehallsanalys genomfordes foljt av en analys baserad pa det teoretiska ramverket karriar som social och professionell representation. Resultaten blottlade ett antal dilemman avseende karriarnavigering. Dessa dilemman klassificerades i fem kategorier: 1) behov av erkannande, 2) hur avancera/ga vidare, 3) hur forsta arbetsmarknaden, 4) upplevelser av orattvisa och kontroll, och 5) osakerhet i nuvarande/kommande roll. I samtliga kategorier framtrader den sociala representationen om karriar som ett utbytesspel. Studien identifierade fyra olika stodstrategier i kolumnernas svar: 1) starkande strategi, 2) uthardande strategi, 3) kompenserande strategi, och 4) balanserande strategi. Dessa strategier relaterar till fyra olika orienteringar: 1) individorienterad, 2) marknadsorienterad, 3) organisationsorienterad och 4) omsesidig orientering. Vidare identifierades fyra arbetslivsrelaterade kontextbundna representationer om karriar som underliggande de givna svaren; 1) karriar-erkannande som kostnadsfraga, karriar-navigering som 2) ett riskabelt (makt) spel, 3) som forstaels","PeriodicalId":125763,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129721432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards a Grounded Theory of Mid-Career Stuckness","authors":"Iben Treebak, R. Thomsen","doi":"10.16993/njtcg.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16993/njtcg.43","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":125763,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128677780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this article we analyse the educational and work trajectories of middle managers at the same multinational company in Sweden and Portugal. Based on the analysis of the company’s documentation and on qualitative interviews with middle managers in both countries, results show four different types of trajectories in this group of professionals: linear specialist, linear generalist, reoriented and disrupted. In the Portuguese establishment, all interviewed managers had a higher education degree in areas related to management, and most of them had a reoriented type of trajectory. In Sweden, the educational levels and fields of study were more diversified and most interviewees had a disrupted trajectory. The article discusses the co-existence of different educational paths leading to similar professional outcomes and the effects of the institutional context in shaping individual trajectories and company strategies of recruitment.
{"title":"Many Roads Lead to Rome: Educational and Work Trajectories of Middle Managers in Sweden and Portugal","authors":"M. Barroso","doi":"10.16993/njtcg.55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.16993/njtcg.55","url":null,"abstract":"In this article we analyse the educational and work trajectories of middle managers at the same multinational company in Sweden and Portugal. Based on the analysis of the company’s documentation and on qualitative interviews with middle managers in both countries, results show four different types of trajectories in this group of professionals: linear specialist, linear generalist, reoriented and disrupted. In the Portuguese establishment, all interviewed managers had a higher education degree in areas related to management, and most of them had a reoriented type of trajectory. In Sweden, the educational levels and fields of study were more diversified and most interviewees had a disrupted trajectory. The article discusses the co-existence of different educational paths leading to similar professional outcomes and the effects of the institutional context in shaping individual trajectories and company strategies of recruitment.","PeriodicalId":125763,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130903173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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