Pub Date : 2019-09-18DOI: 10.1186/s40461-019-0085-z
B. Fürstenau, M. Hommel
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Pub Date : 2019-06-04DOI: 10.1186/s40461-019-0084-0
Lisa Bardach, Vera Popper, Elke Hochfellner, Marko Lüftenegger
Goal structures represent classroom characteristics that are supportive of students’ motivation. However, goal structures and their relations with students’ motivation have not yet been investigated in the context of vocational education. The present study aims at closing this gap. We investigated the relation between mastery goal structures and the two motivational outcomes mastery goals and self-efficacy in a sample of 1434 Austrian vocational students (64.3% female) in five subjects (accounting, business administration, English, German, and mathematics). Furthermore, we tested whether the relation between mastery goals and these two motivational outcomes is (partially) mediated by students’ perceptions of the practical relevance of instruction in these subjects. Results from multilevel models revealed that goal structures were positively related to mastery goals at the individual student level for all subjects, and for English at the classroom level as well. At both levels, the indirect effect of mastery goal structures on mastery goals mediated by practical relevance was statistically significant for several subjects. In addition, mastery goal structures were positively related to self-efficacy at the individual student level in accounting and at the classroom level in mathematics. Practical relevance mediated the effect of mastery goal structures on self-efficacy in mathematics at the classroom level. Implications of the results for research in vocational education and educational practice are discussed.
{"title":"Associations between vocational students’ perceptions of goal structures, mastery goals, and self-efficacy in five subjects—practical relevance as a potential mediator","authors":"Lisa Bardach, Vera Popper, Elke Hochfellner, Marko Lüftenegger","doi":"10.1186/s40461-019-0084-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-019-0084-0","url":null,"abstract":"Goal structures represent classroom characteristics that are supportive of students’ motivation. However, goal structures and their relations with students’ motivation have not yet been investigated in the context of vocational education. The present study aims at closing this gap. We investigated the relation between mastery goal structures and the two motivational outcomes mastery goals and self-efficacy in a sample of 1434 Austrian vocational students (64.3% female) in five subjects (accounting, business administration, English, German, and mathematics). Furthermore, we tested whether the relation between mastery goals and these two motivational outcomes is (partially) mediated by students’ perceptions of the practical relevance of instruction in these subjects. Results from multilevel models revealed that goal structures were positively related to mastery goals at the individual student level for all subjects, and for English at the classroom level as well. At both levels, the indirect effect of mastery goal structures on mastery goals mediated by practical relevance was statistically significant for several subjects. In addition, mastery goal structures were positively related to self-efficacy at the individual student level in accounting and at the classroom level in mathematics. Practical relevance mediated the effect of mastery goal structures on self-efficacy in mathematics at the classroom level. Implications of the results for research in vocational education and educational practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":38550,"journal":{"name":"Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140881525","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}
Pub Date : 2019-04-15DOI: 10.1186/s40461-019-0083-1
Bernadene de Clercq
{"title":"A comparative analysis of the OECD/INFE financial knowledge assessment using the Rasch model","authors":"Bernadene de Clercq","doi":"10.1186/s40461-019-0083-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-019-0083-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38550,"journal":{"name":"Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40461-019-0083-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65873324","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}
Pub Date : 2019-03-21DOI: 10.1186/s40461-019-0082-2
G. Russo, M. Serafini, Antonio Ranieri
{"title":"Attractiveness is in the eye of the beholder","authors":"G. Russo, M. Serafini, Antonio Ranieri","doi":"10.1186/s40461-019-0082-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-019-0082-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38550,"journal":{"name":"Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40461-019-0082-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45083938","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}
Pub Date : 2019-03-18DOI: 10.1186/s40461-019-0081-3
A. Muja, L. Blommaert, Maurice Gesthuizen, M. Wolbers
{"title":"The role of different types of skills and signals in youth labor market integration","authors":"A. Muja, L. Blommaert, Maurice Gesthuizen, M. Wolbers","doi":"10.1186/s40461-019-0081-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-019-0081-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38550,"journal":{"name":"Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40461-019-0081-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65872082","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}
Pub Date : 2019-02-23DOI: 10.1186/s40461-019-0080-4
Sylvia Nassar, Aisha Al-Qimlass, Nurten Karacan-Ozdemir, Lynn Z. Tovar
As yet, despite ongoing gaps in educational and career achievement, earning potential, and other psychosocial risks that perpetuate marginalization among certain populations globally, elements of effective career education and interventions have yet to be agreed upon. Thus, we sought consensus among experts across the domains of policy, research, and practice. We detail the process and results of a recent Delphi study conducted with global youth career and workforce development experts across policy, research, and practice domains who were surveyed about their opinions regarding concepts such as ecological perspectives, needs assessment, trainer preparation, participant curriculum, curriculum delivery, and program evaluation—the six emergent areas of a recent comprehensive synthesis of the literature across these domains (Nassar and Al-Qimlass, in Career builders: key components for effective global youth career and workforce development. RTI Press, Research Triangle Park, 2017a). Our Delphi study yielded 199 consensus statements, subsequently organized into 28 themes, or considerations, for effective global workforce development initiatives. In conclusion, we provide implications, including implementation strategies for key stakeholder groups.
{"title":"Considerations for career intervention services in global youth workforce development: consensus across policy, research, and practice","authors":"Sylvia Nassar, Aisha Al-Qimlass, Nurten Karacan-Ozdemir, Lynn Z. Tovar","doi":"10.1186/s40461-019-0080-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-019-0080-4","url":null,"abstract":"As yet, despite ongoing gaps in educational and career achievement, earning potential, and other psychosocial risks that perpetuate marginalization among certain populations globally, elements of effective career education and interventions have yet to be agreed upon. Thus, we sought consensus among experts across the domains of policy, research, and practice. We detail the process and results of a recent Delphi study conducted with global youth career and workforce development experts across policy, research, and practice domains who were surveyed about their opinions regarding concepts such as ecological perspectives, needs assessment, trainer preparation, participant curriculum, curriculum delivery, and program evaluation—the six emergent areas of a recent comprehensive synthesis of the literature across these domains (Nassar and Al-Qimlass, in Career builders: key components for effective global youth career and workforce development. RTI Press, Research Triangle Park, 2017a). Our Delphi study yielded 199 consensus statements, subsequently organized into 28 themes, or considerations, for effective global workforce development initiatives. In conclusion, we provide implications, including implementation strategies for key stakeholder groups.","PeriodicalId":38550,"journal":{"name":"Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140881526","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}
Pub Date : 2019-02-09DOI: 10.1186/s40461-019-0079-x
Rolf Becker
Human capital theory and the life-course perspective are used to investigate how economic modernisation, as well as developments in the labour market after the West German “economic miracle”, impacted employers’ supply of further education and training on the job, and employees’ increased participation in these arrangements. Additionally—controlling for the aforementioned structural change and economic cycles—it is analysed whether participation in further training minimises employees’ risk of dismissal and heightens their commitment to a company. The hypotheses are tested using longitudinal data and time series—allowing the analysis of employees’ participation in further education and training on the job, and the careers of West Germans born between 1956 and 1978 for the 1972–2008 periods—by procedures of event history analysis and episode splitting in a dynamic multi-level design. Systematic period and cohort effects of structural change in the economy and labour markets on companies’ supply of, and employees’ participation in, continued vocational training on the job have been revealed. Participation in further training reduces employees’ risk of dismissal, as well as their mobility between companies. Participants’ adaptation to structural change via job-related further training is correlated with increased employment security, professional flexibility, and commitment to the employer.
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BackgroundIndia is at the cusp of a population change and is currently undergoing the phase of ‘demographic dividend.’ This has thrown a challenge towards the policymakers to ensure that there are enough employment opportunities for the ever-increasing labour force. One of the areas where improvement is urgently required in India is skill development. This paper attempts to identify the factors, which affect an individual’s participation in vocational training using nationally representative National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) data. Further, we investigate the impact of vocational training on the wages of an individual at overall and sectoral levels.MethodsFor addressing the first question of factors that are associated with participation in vocational training programmes, we will be applying logit and multi-nominal logit models. The explanatory variables will broadly be social and economic indicators of the individual as well as the individual’s household characteristics. The second issue of identifying the effect formal vocational training on wages will be analysed through a multiple regression model.ResultsWe found that being an urban dweller increases the odds of participating in formal vocational training. Further, being male increases the odds of receiving formal vocational training. We found that having formal training increases the wage by 4.7% in the overall economy as compared to a person without any training. The effect is highest in the primary sector, where the individuals with vocational training had a wage increase of 36.9%. Workers with formal vocational training in the secondary sector had an increase in wages by 17.6%.ConclusionsThe analysis done in the paper reveals that formal vocational training is associated with higher wages with the effect being the highest in the primary sector. Being male and urban dweller improved the odds of participating in formal vocational training. The model suggests that there exist good economic returns, which are associated with formal vocational training, and hence, it makes sense to invest resources in vocational training.
{"title":"Vocational training in India: determinants of participation and effect on wages","authors":"Rishi Kumar, Shravanth Mandava, Venkata Sandeep Gopanapalli","doi":"10.1186/s40461-019-0078-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-019-0078-y","url":null,"abstract":"BackgroundIndia is at the cusp of a population change and is currently undergoing the phase of ‘demographic dividend.’ This has thrown a challenge towards the policymakers to ensure that there are enough employment opportunities for the ever-increasing labour force. One of the areas where improvement is urgently required in India is skill development. This paper attempts to identify the factors, which affect an individual’s participation in vocational training using nationally representative National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) data. Further, we investigate the impact of vocational training on the wages of an individual at overall and sectoral levels.MethodsFor addressing the first question of factors that are associated with participation in vocational training programmes, we will be applying logit and multi-nominal logit models. The explanatory variables will broadly be social and economic indicators of the individual as well as the individual’s household characteristics. The second issue of identifying the effect formal vocational training on wages will be analysed through a multiple regression model.ResultsWe found that being an urban dweller increases the odds of participating in formal vocational training. Further, being male increases the odds of receiving formal vocational training. We found that having formal training increases the wage by 4.7% in the overall economy as compared to a person without any training. The effect is highest in the primary sector, where the individuals with vocational training had a wage increase of 36.9%. Workers with formal vocational training in the secondary sector had an increase in wages by 17.6%.ConclusionsThe analysis done in the paper reveals that formal vocational training is associated with higher wages with the effect being the highest in the primary sector. Being male and urban dweller improved the odds of participating in formal vocational training. The model suggests that there exist good economic returns, which are associated with formal vocational training, and hence, it makes sense to invest resources in vocational training.","PeriodicalId":38550,"journal":{"name":"Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training","volume":"109 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140881651","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}
Pub Date : 2019-01-10DOI: 10.1186/s40461-019-0077-z
M. Förster, R. Happ, W. Walstad
{"title":"Relations between young adults’ knowledge and understanding, experiences, and information behavior in personal finance matters","authors":"M. Förster, R. Happ, W. Walstad","doi":"10.1186/s40461-019-0077-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-019-0077-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38550,"journal":{"name":"Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2019-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40461-019-0077-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45595169","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}
Pub Date : 2019-01-10DOI: 10.1186/s40461-018-0076-5
G. M. Fix, H. T. M. Ritzen, J. M. Pieters, W. A. J. M. Kuiper
AbstractBackgroundThis study focused upon a curriculum for at-risk students in vocational education aimed at enhancing students’ motivation and engagement for learning. The study explored teachers’ view on effective curricular characteristics and teachers’ strategies to create positive learning experiences for students.MethodsQualitative research has been conducted regarding four curricula for at-risk students; data were collected and examined by means of 16 focus group interviews with teachers and analysis of relevant documents.ResultsTeachers pointed out the central position of the student, resulting in individual trajectories. Teachers used peer group dynamics, job orientation and sports as tool for student development. Teachers regarded themselves as coaches, as experts in sport activities and as group managers. For positive learning experiences two key curricular characteristics have been identified: (1) equality in the relationship between student and teacher, (2) a positive fit between the curriculum and the students.
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