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ФОРМУВАННЯ В УЧНІВ ПРОФЕСІЙНО-ТЕХНІЧНИХ УЧИЛИЩ УМІНЬ УЧИТИСЯ САМОСТІЙНО У ПРОЦЕСІ НАВЧАННЯ МАТЕМАТИКИ

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Розуменко А.

Педагогічні науки: теорія, історія, інноваційні технології

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2014

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issue 10(44)

51-57

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The article analyzes the current problems of vocational education, one of which is to ensure a sufficient level of mathematical preparation of graduates of vocational training schools. The necessity of formation in the students of vocational training schools the skills to learn independently is proved. The methods of forming such skills in the process of studying mathematics are proposed, namely performance test items with peer; individual homework exercises containing spaces and the use of multi-level cards printed with the objectives of the foundation containing a sample of implementation of this task. The author emphasizes that independent work is a learning tool that:in each definite situation corresponds to a specific didactic purpose and task;develops in the students at every stage of their movement from ignorance to knowledge required scope and level of knowledge, skills and abilities to solve the corresponding class of cognitive tasks, gradual progress from lower to higher levels of mental activity;promotes the development of students’ psychological readiness for independent systematic enlarging their knowledge and developing skills to navigate the flow of scientific and public information; is a very important instrument of pedagogical leadership and management of independent cognitive activity of the student in the learning process. The author concludes that one of strategic directions of modernization of secondary education is to foster independence, responsibility, development of intellectual abilities of students. The person cannot «transfer knowledge». He can tell. The student must master it; take it as personally important to be aware of. All this is impossible without independent learning of material. Independent activity develops students’ psychological setting on a systematic replenishment of their knowledge and is a necessary condition for self-organization of their own training, and future professional work. The use of various forms of independent work with specific training in vocational training schools, allows boosting cognitive motivation of students, developing their cognitive activity, and facilitating the development of their cognitive activity. It is necessary to study methodological aspects of formation in the students of vocational training schools the ability to learn independently, which will improve the quality of their mathematical training.

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O szkolnictwie zawodowym Krakowa w zasobach archiwalnych Lwowa. Stan i perspektywa badań

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Ślęczka R.

Biuletyn Historii Wychowania

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2022

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vol. 46

175-186

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The paper focuses on research into vocational education in Krakow. The state of the art as well as the perspectives are presented. The main part provides a detailed analysis of the historical materials collected in Ukraine’s Central State Historical Archives in Lviv with enormous resources titled the National School Board. The achievements of the Polish sustem of education, specifically the development of vocational schools in Krakow, are presented in details based on these resources. A general overview shows the cognitive value of the specific collections (sets) in relation to one of the most important scientific and educational centres in Galicia in southern Poland.

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The careers of graduates of special schools – different faces of adulthood among people with mild intellectual disabilities

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KAISER I.

Interdyscyplinarne Konteksty Pedagogiki Specjalnej

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2019

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issue 25

255-273

PL

Izabella Kaiser, The careers of graduates of special schools – different faces of adulthood among people with mild intellectual disabilities. Interdisciplinary Contexts of Special Pedagogy, no. 25, Poznań 2019. Pp. 255-273. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-391X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2019.25.11 The source literature lacks a precise vision of an adult with an intellectual disability. The dominant view, in which the life of people with intellectual disabilities is perceived, is the indication of health, architectonic, employment, and educational barriers, or of the lowered social competencies required for the proper fulfilment of social roles. Is that right? The fates of the graduates of one of the special schools in Poznań, are an attempt to answer that. The subjects include both professionally active and unemployed graduates, women who have established families, and fulfil the roles mothers and wives, as well as, an adult man receiving pension benefits. The stories of Justyna, Patryk, Ania and Kamil, prove that people with mild intellectual disabilities consider vocational work as one of the basic attributes of adulthood. Simultaneously, they imply the need for urgent changes in special vocational education, aimed at minimising the observed discrepancies between the vocational competencies acquired by people with disabilities, and their fitness regarding the modern labour market. The fates of two adult women, Beata and Magda, confirm thatmarriage and family are values held in high regard, remaining an important aspect in the life plans of people with intellectual disabilities. Szymon’s story is an example of a man who, due to somatic disorders accompanying intellectual disabilities, and the overprotective attitude of his parents, is unable to act as a fully mature person. Therefore, the adulthood of persons with mild intellectual disabilities has manyfaces. It seems important to monitor the situation of special school graduates systematically, as, in the constantly changing reality, it will allow them, to be more rationally prepared for the fulfilment of their social life.

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Izabella Kaiser, The careers of graduates of special schools – different faces of adulthood among people with mild intellectual disabilities. Interdisciplinary Contexts of Special Pedagogy, no. 25, Poznań 2019. Pp. 255-273. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-391X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2019.25.11 The source literature lacks a precise vision of an adult with an intellectual disability. The dominant view, in which the life of people with intellectual disabilities is perceived, is the indication of health, architectonic, employment, and educational barriers, or of the lowered social competencies required for the proper fulfilment of social roles. Is that right? The fates of the graduates of one of the special schools in Poznań, are an attempt to answer that. The subjects include both professionally active and unemployed graduates, women who have established families, and fulfil the roles mothers and wives, as well as, an adult man receiving pension benefits. The stories of Justyna, Patryk, Ania and Kamil, prove that people with mild intellectual disabilities consider vocational work as one of the basic attributes of adulthood. Simultaneously, they imply the need for urgent changes in special vocational education, aimed at minimising the observed discrepancies between the vocational competencies acquired by people with disabilities, and their fitness regarding the modern labour market. The fates of two adult women, Beata and Magda, confirm thatmarriage and family are values held in high regard, remaining an important aspect in the life plans of people with intellectual disabilities. Szymon’s story is an example of a man who, due to somatic disorders accompanying intellectual disabilities, and the overprotective attitude of his parents, is unable to act as a fully mature person. Therefore, the adulthood of persons with mild intellectual disabilities has manyfaces. It seems important to monitor the situation of special school graduates systematically, as, in the constantly changing reality, it will allow them, to be more rationally prepared for the fulfilment of their social life. .

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FUTURE GEOLOGISTS’ PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM

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Kuzko M.

Педагогічні науки: теорія, історія, інноваційні технології

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2017

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issue 7(71)

79-90

EN

Mineral resources are the important segment of the Ukrainian economy, which proves the importance of the modernization of the process of personnel training for the industry. So the aim of the study is to find out the state of development of the problem of the future geologists’ training in the pedagogical literature and to identify the main trends and ways of its modernization.As research methods analysis of materials and periodicals on the problem and the method of generalization were used. Curricula of various universities with the aim to figure out the current state of professional training of the future geologists at the Bachelor level were studied.The first step of research was to figure out the main treats of geology as occupation, which have a significant influence on the competences and qualities which future geologists should have. After investigation of curricula it was found out that geological training is conducted within the framework of direction 6.040103 – “Geology” within the framework of specialty 103 – “Earth sciences”.Using their right of autonomy higher education institutions in Ukraine within the specialty “Earth Sciences” conduct professional training of applicants in a number of specializations.Thus, having analyzed the curricula of different universities, we can conclude that professional training of the future geologists consists of a “standard” list of disciplines and a sample part of content of which depends on the specialization of a future specialist. Comparison of Ukrainian and foreign traditions of the future geologists’ professional training revealed common features of this process. Taking into account the purpose of research, the analysis of periodicals was conducted. It let us determine how much national professors (who commit the professional training of the future geologists) are interested in finding ways of its modernization. Conducted research of literature sources revealed the lack of methodological works about this problem among national scientists.Scientists determine the problems of geological education, but do not offer concrete ways of its solving. That is why (agreeing with some authors) the searching of modern pedagogical methods and technologies which could be used during the future geologists’ training is a practical way of mentioned problem solving. So the further research will be connected with the search for appropriate pedagogical techniques and technologies that will be the most effective and will influence positively the quality of the future geologists’ professional training.

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Edukacja zawodowa i prozawodowa w regionie gdańskim w latach 1990–2000

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Ambroży J.

Edukacja Ustawiczna Dorosłych

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2013

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issue 3(82)

44-53

EN

The article is devoted to vocational education changes and career-oriented education implemented in 1995 in the Gdańsk region in 1990–2000. The author presents different types of vocational schools in the region of Gdańsk in the context of the whole country. The article also refers to general education secondary school with an extended curriculum in technical education – schools where career-oriented education was implemented.

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Przedstawione dane potwierdzają, iż mimo dokonujących się od 1989 roku w Polsce zmian ustrojowych i gospodarczych rodzime szkolnictwo zawodowe w la-tach 90. XX wieku funkcjonowało w strukturach organizacyjnych i programowych z lat sześćdziesiątych. W regionie gdańskim w latach 90. wystąpił niewielki spadek zarówno liczby zasadniczych szkół zawodowych, jak również liczby uczniów w tych szkołach. Rosła natomiast zarówno liczba średnich szkół zawodowych, jak również liczba uczniów w tych szkołach. Po pewnym zmniejszeniu się na początku lat 90. rosła liczba szkół policealnych i liczba uczących się w nich uczniów. Dynamicznie wzrastała również liczba liceów ogólnokształcących. Na uwagę zasługuje fakt, iż w tych latach wzrosło zainteresowanie kształceniem na kierunkach (w zawodach) usługowych. Zatem można uznać, że szkolnictwo zawodowe regionu gdańskiego w latach 90. zauważyło już wzrastającą rolę usług w gospodarce regionu. Analiza łańcucha przyczynowo-skutkowego: stan gospodarki–możliwości budżetu–zjawisko bezrobocia utwierdza w przekonaniu, że powołanie liceum technicznego podyktowane było względami społecznymi i ekonomiczno-gospodarczymi. Zmniej-szył się bowiem, zgodnie z założeniami organizatorów liceum technicznego, udział zasadniczych szkół zawodowych w kształceniu ponadpodstawowym na rzecz szkół, które umożliwiały zdawanie egzaminu dojrzałości. Stworzono również warunki do przesunięcia wyboru konkretnego zawodu na okres po ukończeniu szkoły prozawodowej (liceum technicznego) w ściślejszym powiązaniu z potrzebami rynku pracy. Spełnieniem oczekiwań organizatorów liceum technicznego – protoplasty obecnego liceum profilowanego – była też pozytywna ocena jego funkcjonowania dokonana w Instytucie Badań Edukacyjnych Ministerstwa Edukacji Narodowej w Warszawie.

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Nauczyciel przedmiotów artystycznych w szkolnictwie zawodowym w świetle aktów prawnych

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Rutkowska-Sagata A. D.

Kwartalnik Pedagogiczny

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2017

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vol. 62(4 (246))

195-203

PL

The paper analyses legislation concerning art education teachers in public vocational schools and focuses on the regulations on the required educational qualifications of the teaching staff members and currently available evaluation tools. Inaccuracies and lack of transparency are put into the limelight.

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Soft competencies and employability of vocational school graduates – the perspective of employers from the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

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Wiśniewska S., Wiśniewski K.

Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu

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2019

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issue vol. 63, nr 9

211-223

EN

The aim of the article is to determine the importance of soft competencies in developing the employability of vocational school graduates in the opinion of employers from the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. The article presents literature studies and analyzes the results of empirical research using the IBM Predictive Solution 5. The study shows the essence of soft competencies and employability as well as the specificity of vocational education in the context of contemporary labour market requirements. The next part of the article presents the methodological assumptions of the research and the research sample statistics. The last part of the article discusses the results of surveys carried out among enterprises from the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. The final part of the article indicates the limitations of the completed tests and the directions of further research in the discussed area.

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Celem artykułu jest określenie znaczenia kompetencji miękkich w rozwijaniu zatrudnialności absolwentów szkół zawodowych w opinii świętokrzyskich pracodawców. Na potrzeby artykułu przeprowadzono studia literatury przedmiotu oraz dokonano analizy wyników badań empirycznych z wykorzystaniem pakietu IBM Predictive Solution 5. Na początku opracowania ukazano istotę kompetencji miękkich oraz zatrudnialności, a także specyfikę szkolnictwa zawodowego w kontekście wymagań współczesnego rynku pracy. Następnie zaprezentowano założenia metodyczne badań oraz dokonano charakterystyki próby badawczej. Omówiono także wyniki badań sondażowych zrealizowanych wśród przedsiębiorstw z województwa świętokrzyskiego. Na zakończenie wskazano ograniczenia zrealizowanych badań oraz kierunki dalszych badań w omawianym obszarze.

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Wpływ zdalnego nauczania podczas pandemii COVID-19 na czas poświęcany na naukę przez uczniów branżowych szkół I stopnia i techników w roku szkolnym 2019/2020 i 2020/2021

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Humenny G., Kłobuszewska M., Płachecki T.

Studia BAS

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2022

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issue 2(70)

165-190

EN

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of schools in Poland. It was a challenge, especially for vocational education. Distance learning reduced the time devoted by some students to learning, and thus probably also the amount of their knowledge and skills. The authors indicate the key factors of how the transition to distance learning influenced the time devoted by students to education. This paper investigates to what extent the education system managed to adapt to the pandemic conditions and which actions are of special importance for the future. The analysis is based on the results of a survey of vocational school students in Poland who studied in the last grades during the pandemic.

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Education for Jobs – Preparation for the Labor Market

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Petnuchová J.

Acta Technologica Dubnicae

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2013

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vol. 3

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issue 1

51-59

EN

The article describes importance of vocational education and training (VET) which can play a central role in preparing young people for work, developing the skills of adults and responding to the labor market needs of the economy. The aim of this article is to highlight the definitions and understandings of vocational education and training (VET). Countries are now giving the long-neglected topic of vocational education and training dramatically increased profiles, reflecting recognition of its economic function. Many countries are recognizing that good initial vocational education and training has a major contribution to make to economic competitiveness.

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Labour market perspective on the quality of vocational education in Poland

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Lis M., Miazga A.

Edukacja

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2017

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issue 5(2017)

5–21

EN

The aim of this article is to summarise the evolution of the labour market situation of vocational education graduates in the last 20 years in Poland. With the use of statistical analyses of LFS and PIAAC data, we present the main changes in the situation of vocational education graduates in terms of their number, employment status, wages and skills. The number of students has decreased sharply in the last 20 years, in basic vocational schools, but not in vocational upper secondary schools. Our results support the thesis that the main challenges facing vocational education in Poland are not the decline in the number of students, but the strong negative selection mechanisms, low effectiveness of attaining basic skills and the inability of vocational education to quickly adapt to structural changes in the economy. We show why the key success factor of vocational education should be the development of general skills, and why introducing a dual education system is unlikely to solve its most important problems in Poland.

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Potrzeby kierownictwa placówek handlowych wobec szkolnictwa zawodowego w Polsce

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Przewoźnik J.

Zeszyty Naukowe ZPSB Firma i Rynek

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2021

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issue 2(60)

110-122

PL

Badania na temat szkolnictwa zawodowego w Polsce (kształcenie pracowników handlu detalicznego) przeprowadzono na terenie całej Polski w okresie IX 2020 – II 2021. Grupa osób badanych składała się głównie z kierowniczek i kierowników placówek handlu detalicznego, ale także osób zarządzających w firmach handlowych. W badaniach wzięło udział 45 kobiet i 15 mężczyzn. Wyniki badań zebrano za pomocą techniki wywiadu telefonicznego, w której wykorzystano narzędzie w postaci kwestionariusza wywiadu. Przeprowadzono też analizę danych zastanych. Tylko 12% osób badanych (N=60) posiada wszystkich lub prawie wszystkich pracowników z wykształceniem handlowym. Jako najważniejsze w aktualnych programach nauczania badani postrzegają BHP, sprzedaż towarów, podstawy handlu, organizowanie sprzedaży. Osoby badane proponują w nauczaniu położyć szczególny nacisk na następujące zagadnienia: obsługa klienta (59 wskazań), badanie potrzeb klientów (58), przyjmowanie reklamacji i reagowanie na zastrzeżenia (58), merchandising (56), psychologia sprzedaży (56 wskazań), prezentacja produktów (54 wskazania), sprzedaż produktów przez Internet (53 wskazania). Ich zdaniem praktyki powinny być powiązane z programem nauczania (31 wskazań), należy zwiększyć liczbę godzin praktyk zawodowych (23 wskazania), ważna jest współpraca szkoły, instruktorów i pracowników sklepów (17 wskazań); 31% osób badanych uważa, że ta współpraca jest niewystarczająca. Osoby badane zalecają zwiększenie kontaktów szkól handlowych z pracodawcami organizującymi praktyki dla uczniów (20 wskazań).

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Research on vocational education in Poland (education of retail trade employees) was conducted throughout the Polish in the period September 2020 – February 2021. The group of respondents consisted mainly of managers of retail outlets, but also managers in commercial companies; 45 women and 15 men participated in the research. The results of the research were collected using the telephone interview technique, in which a tool in the form of an interview questionnaire was used. An analysis of the existing data was also carried out. Only 12% of the respondents (N=60) have all or almost all employees with a commercial education. The respondents perceive health and safety, selling goods, basics of trade, and organizing sales as the most important in the current curricula. The respondents propose in teaching to put special emphasis on the following issues: customer service (59 indications), researching the needs of customers (58), responding to complaints and objections (58), merchandising (56), sales psychology (56 indications), product presentation (54 indications), sale of products via the Internet (53 indications). In their opinion, the internships should be related to the curriculum (31 indications), the number of hours of apprenticeships should be increased (23 indications), the cooperation of the school, instructors and shop employees (17 indications) is important; 31% of respondents believe that this cooperation is insufficient. The respondents recommend increasing contacts of trade schools with employers organizing internships for students (20 responses).

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Wychowanie młodzieży w krakowskich szkołach zawodowych w duchu patriotycznym i obywatelskim (1918–1939)

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Ślęczka R.

Kwartalnik Pedagogiczny

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2018

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vol. 63(4(250))

72-85

PL

Vocational education was one of the most important stages of the educational system in those days, as it is today. In the interwar period vocational education took on a special significance, because with its help efforts were made to pursue specific educational goals aimed at shaping the attitudes that were then in force, defined as civic and patriotic. The analysis presented below shows the educational goals in reference to youth schools (Cracow vocational schools) focused mainly on youth organisations. Among the most important are Polish scouts. A wide organisational movement was developed alongside it, focusing on military and defense issues, touring, tourism, and sport and recreation. The organisational activities carried out within them were aimed at building strictly defined patterns of citizenship and patriotism among the local youth, which could help in defending their own homeland.

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Social inclusion and inclusive education

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Robo M.

Academicus. International Scientific Journal

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2014

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issue 10

181-191

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The key question addressed in this article is social inclusion, as an opposite concept of social exclusion. The author provides a historical of social inclusion/exclusion terminology. Further, some of the principles of social inclusion are presented. A brief review of the literature provides key views and theories of social inclusion. In particular, the author brings to attention that the included/excluded dualism apparent in the writings of social inclusion and exclusion cannot be taken at face value. In line with global debate on social inclusion and exclusion, the author brings the way this debate has now pervaded both the official and development policy discourse in Albania.Social inclusion is considered as one of the priorities of the current government, with poverty reduction as its main focus, which will be ensured not only through economic development. In the end, the article focuses on the role of education as a very important and useful tool for ensuring social inclusion.Social inclusion through education, in particular through vocational education, considered by the author as the only way towards sustainable development of Albanian society.

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A more efficient match between firms’ demand, VET supply and human capital capacities through bottom-up, participative governance

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Noguera J.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2013

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vol. 21

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issue 21

79-96

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One of the main challenges facing EU territories is the development of strategies to better adapt to changing global socio-economic trends. Lifelong education and training is a main strategic tool and a key component in the achievement of EU goals. One component of the lifelong education concept is Vocational Education and Training (VET), aimed at closing the gap between workers’ skills and qualification and changing demand in labour markets. Although local partnerships seem to be an adequate tool to implement VET strategies, some authors identify obstacles that can be attributed to bad practices. Thus, more evidence is needed to support the idea that local development and public-private partnerships are optimal organisational environments for the design and implementation of VET strategies and actions at local and sub-regional levels. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to an analysis of the state of the art as regards local VET partnerships in Europe and to provide recommendations for the process of initiation and management of expert VET partnerships.

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Realizacja programu „Modernizacja kształcenia zawodowego w Małopolsce” – podniesienie jakości kształcenia zawodowego

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Brzeska-Lebiecka A.

Kontrola Państwowa

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2016

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vol. 61

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issue 5 (370)

78-89

EN

The self-governmental programme “Modernisation of Vocational Education in the Region of Małopolska”, co-financed with European Union funds, was addressed to secondary vocational schools for youngsters. The objective of the programme was to improve the quality of vocational education and to more effective link it with the needs of the labour market. The programme focused, in the first place, on obtaining additional qualifications through participation in specialist courses that can make the graduates more competitive. NIK has highly apprised the effectiveness and efficiency of the project realisation, and recommended the Ministry of National Education to develop a similar programme to cover the whole country.

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Why is Self-Determination Important for Students with and without Disabilities in Vocational Education?

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Licardo M., Schmidt M.

The New Educational Review

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2016

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vol. 46

200-210

EN

The purpose of the study was to determine differences in self-determination between high school students with and without disabilities and to determine the influence of three predictors of self-determination in vocational education: gender, group and grade point average. Research was done by comparing students with the method of pairs. The results show that students with disabilities have a lower level of self-determination than their peers; significant predictors of self-determination are group and grade point average. Results reveal important fields of intervention for self-determination development, especially for students with disabilities in vocational education. This is also the first study of student self-determination in Slovenian vocational education with specific cultural and education background.

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Use of Interactive Whiteboards in the Work of Teachers of Vocational Subjects with an Emphasis on the Effectiveness of Teaching

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Bajtoš J., Kašaiová M.

The New Educational Review

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2016

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vol. 46

119-129

EN

The purpose of the presented study is to present research conducted in the conditions of vocational education in the Slovak Republic, aimed to assess the effectiveness of the use of interactive whiteboards for teaching vocational subjects. The main method of research was the pedagogical experiment; another method used was the questionnaire method. The authors’ research findings give evidence that students obtained significantly better results in acquired knowledge and skills when interactive whiteboards were used for teaching than when taught traditionally. The authors also present recommendations for teaching practice in Slovakia.

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Career Education for Teachers: Reflections on ESF Project Implementation in Latvia

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Olehnoviča E., Kravale-Pauliņa M.

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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2008

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vol. 9

68-80

EN

In Latvia, the issues of career education are most often addressed by school teachers. In 2003, the Standards of Teacher Profession adopted by the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia provided the list of teachers' duties, tasks, and specific skills. One of such skills is to help pupils to understand the professional activities and to teach them career planning. This issue is given insufficient attention in teacher professional education. The article aims to use the context of sustainable education to analyze the activities carried out within the National Program Project Career Education Activity Provision in the System of Education co-financed by the European Social Fund. The questionnaires were designed to determine the needs for teacher education in relation to learner's career education. The data were obtained from in-service teachers (N=228) involved in career advising activities for their pupils in all regions of Latvia and were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The results approve and elaborate on a necessity of integrating career education issues in the teacher education curriculum.

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Zawodówka (nie) jest OK? Szkoły zawodowe (branżowe) w opiniach uczniów a wybory edukacyjno-zawodowe w odniesieniu do sytuacji na rynku pracy

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Kozielska J.

Kultura-Społeczeństwo-Edukacja

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2018

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vol. 13

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issue 1

PL

The proposed text is an illustration of selected conclusions from a four-module research project conducted in one of the Wielkopolska counties. The aim of the empirical verification was to: make the educational and professional characteristics of the junior high school plans, get acquainted with the opinions of the employers on the situation in the local labor market, get acquainted with the plans connected with the employment of employees, get acquainted with the preparation of graduates of particular types of schools to meet the opinion of the directors of post-gymnasium schools on the state of the vocational education and to get acquainted with the opinions of the students of the upper secondary school classes on the situation on the labor market, the offer of vocational education and the self-assessment of preparation to enter the labor market. The research was conducted in the first quarter of 2016 and 2017, by the diagnostic survey method. The article is based on one of the study modules – a study of middle school students that was conducted in 2016 – the findings from the 2017 study will be cited in some places for comparative purposes only. Due to the specificity of the research topic, the selection of the research sample was random. High school students (N = 486 in 2016 and N = 490 in 2017), upper secondary school students (N = 503 – 2016 and N = 498 – 2017), upper secondary school graduates (N = 6 in 2016 and 2017 ) and the largest employers (N = 78 in 2016, N = 102 in 2017). In this project the diagnostic survey method was used as the basis. The method used to analyze the contents was made using the local traditional (printed) and internet press and the thematic work edited by the County Labor Office in Gniezno and other institutions. The main topic of this paper was the educational and vocational elections of junior high school students in the context of the situation on the local labor market (which, as it turns out, does not correspond to its needs), revealing weaknesses in vocational counseling. Regarding the specific nature of the region, attention has also been paid to the face (as opposed to the offer) of vocational education (depicted in the vocational school 2017/2018) depreciated in the eyes of the local community, which in the reality of the local labor market seems to be a rational educational choice without causing closure Road to higher education. The dissertation on vocational education has been made an additional element of publication.

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Vocational school students' aspirations for higher education and selected social background characteristics

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Puzić S., Šabić J., Odak I.

Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review

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2021

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vol. 57

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issue 6

661-682

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This study examines the association between vocational school students' aspirations for higher education and different factors that may be related to their social background. Using cultural reproduction and relative risk aversion (RRA) theories, the study draws on data from 7060 students of four-year vocational upper secondary school programmes in Croatia. A multinomial logistic model with a random intercept was applied, in which students' aspirations for pursuing higher education served as the outcome variable. Apart from indicators of socio-economic status (SES), vocational school students' characteristics related to cultural habits and behaviours, as well as their concerns with downward mobility, were used as regressor variables in the analysis. All three constructs showed independent effects on aspirations for higher education, controlling for vocational sector, gender, school achievement, and school year. Further, a moderation effect was identified, indicating that the association between cultural capital and aspirations for higher education was stronger among students with more educated parents. In contrast to previous studies, the findings point to the potential complementarity of cultural capital and RRA concerning educational aspirations. We discuss the implications of the study and directions for future research.

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