Work-Based Learning in Migrant Education: The Case of Finnish Vocational Education
This study examines adult migrant students’ and Finnish vocational teachers’ experiences of migrant students’ learning in workplaces as part of vocational education and training qualifications. Theoretically, this study draws on previous research on students’ work-based learning, including insights...
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| author | Katarzyna Kärkkäinen Maarit Hannele Virolainen Anne Virtanen Päivi Tynjälä |
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| description | This study examines adult migrant students’ and Finnish vocational teachers’ experiences of migrant students’ learning in workplaces as part of vocational education and training qualifications. Theoretically, this study draws on previous research on students’ work-based learning, including insights from the 3P model (presage–process–product factors), as well as the literature on learning and working in a new linguistic and cultural context. The data were collected through individual interviews (n = 11) and a group interview (n = 6) with migrant students and individual interviews with vocational teachers (n = 13). The analysis provides insights into learner-specific and workplace-specific presage factors of migrant students’ learning at workplaces. We propose that these insights should be recognised when searching for new pedagogical solutions aiming at enhancing understanding of migrants’ learning at workplaces. The findings highlight the need to develop the integration of school-based and work-based learning while recognising (1) the benefits of workplace learning for migrant students’ learning and their journeys toward becoming members of work communities, and (2) stereotypical views that may hinder migrants’ efforts to access the benefits of learning in the workplace. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fa45ca45efb44e2e9a8a2fd809b7c6812025-08-20T01:56:42ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602025-04-0114527510.3390/socsci14050275Work-Based Learning in Migrant Education: The Case of Finnish Vocational EducationKatarzyna Kärkkäinen0Maarit Hannele Virolainen1Anne Virtanen2Päivi Tynjälä3Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylän yliopisto, FinlandFinnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylän yliopisto, FinlandFinnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylän yliopisto, FinlandFinnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylän yliopisto, FinlandThis study examines adult migrant students’ and Finnish vocational teachers’ experiences of migrant students’ learning in workplaces as part of vocational education and training qualifications. Theoretically, this study draws on previous research on students’ work-based learning, including insights from the 3P model (presage–process–product factors), as well as the literature on learning and working in a new linguistic and cultural context. The data were collected through individual interviews (n = 11) and a group interview (n = 6) with migrant students and individual interviews with vocational teachers (n = 13). The analysis provides insights into learner-specific and workplace-specific presage factors of migrant students’ learning at workplaces. We propose that these insights should be recognised when searching for new pedagogical solutions aiming at enhancing understanding of migrants’ learning at workplaces. The findings highlight the need to develop the integration of school-based and work-based learning while recognising (1) the benefits of workplace learning for migrant students’ learning and their journeys toward becoming members of work communities, and (2) stereotypical views that may hinder migrants’ efforts to access the benefits of learning in the workplace.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14/5/275adult learningmigrant educationvocational education and trainingwork-based learningadult migrants |
| spellingShingle | Katarzyna Kärkkäinen Maarit Hannele Virolainen Anne Virtanen Päivi Tynjälä Work-Based Learning in Migrant Education: The Case of Finnish Vocational Education Social Sciences adult learning migrant education vocational education and training work-based learning adult migrants |
| title | Work-Based Learning in Migrant Education: The Case of Finnish Vocational Education |
| title_full | Work-Based Learning in Migrant Education: The Case of Finnish Vocational Education |
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| title_short | Work-Based Learning in Migrant Education: The Case of Finnish Vocational Education |
| title_sort | work based learning in migrant education the case of finnish vocational education |
| topic | adult learning migrant education vocational education and training work-based learning adult migrants |
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