ERIC Number: EJ1428001
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: EISSN-2002-0317
Available Date: N/A
Coping with Discrepancies: Implications of Career Guidance and Counselling for Migrants' Social Inclusion in Finland and Sweden
Alessandra Aldrovandi; Mira Kalalahti; Åsa Sundelin
Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, v10 n2 p98-113 2024
Career guidance and counselling (CGC) plays an important role in the 'egalitarian tradition' of the Nordic countries' perspective of education, since it aims to support all students in developing skills and knowledge to access further education and the labour market. Inspired by the critical institutionalism approach and focusing on education aimed at migrant students, this article explores the strategies that school actors implement to cope with the discrepancies between CGC policy and practice by analysing two cases: one in adult vocational education and training in Finland and the other in the Language Introduction Programme in Sweden. The ecological framework facilitates an understanding of the complex policy - practice dynamics within the local learning ecologies while also opening up a discussion on their implications for migrant students' opportunities for social inclusion. The findings show how the shortcomings of the policy - practice relationship affect teachers' and counsellors' work, and how students consequently may end up relying on self and peer support.
Descriptors: Coping, Career Guidance, Career Counseling, Immigrants, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Swedish, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Adult Education, Social Integration, Educational Policy, Peer Relationship, Second Language Programs, Secondary School Students
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Sweden; Finland
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A