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Publication Date: 2020
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Learners' Perceptions of a Career Guidance Curriculum in Different School-Based Support Systems in Switzerland
Kamm, Chantal; Gebhardt, Anja; Gonon, Philipp; Brühwiler, Christian; Dernbach-Stolz, Stefanie
Journal of Vocational Education and Training, v72 n3 p375-395 2020
This article examines the different functions and further potential of a curriculum of career guidance in lower secondary school and bridge-year courses. With a focus on young adults following a nonlinear pathway to post-compulsory education in the Swiss Canton of Zurich, we answer the questions why bridge-year courses are attended (RQ1) and how career guidance is perceived (RQ2). Furthermore, optimisation segments for a curriculum of career guidance were analysed from a learner-centred perspective (RQ3). Taking a mixed-method approach, we combine data from a quantitative questionnaire and qualitative problem-centred interviews. To examine differences in attendance of bridge-year courses and the perceived usefulness of supporting actors, quantitative data were analysed by mean ranges. The in-depth qualitative data were analysed using a structured content analysis. The findings underline the importance of an individualised approach to career guidance in both lower secondary school and on bridge-year courses. There is further potential for a curriculum of career guidance in lower secondary school to strengthen the orientation function, taking into account the potential of social structural reproduction. Bridge-year courses should rethink their compensation function given the diversity of their attendees.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Career Guidance, Student Centered Learning, Content Analysis, Social Structure, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Track System (Education), Decision Making, Case Studies, Transitional Programs, Student Participation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Switzerland
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