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Understanding Student Decision-Making about VET as a Pathway: An Australian Study
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Choy, Sarojni; Dymock, Darryl; Le, Leah; Billett, Stephen – International Journal of Training Research, 2021
Although vocational education and training (VET) can lead to lucrative and fulfilling careers and plays a vital role in skilling workers for contemporary workplaces, it continues to have a low status in schools, among parents, and in the wider community. Many countries are now seeking to enhance the status of VET to increase its uptake by school…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Vocational Education, Career Pathways, Foreign Countries
Influencers: The Importance of Discussions with Parents, Teachers and Friends to Support Vocational and University Pathways
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Vernon, Lynette; Drane, Catherine F. – International Journal of Training Research, 2020
Educational and career aspirations can be shaped by the expectations of significant others, including parents, teachers and peers. This study examined career discussions with significant others and how discussions about university or vocational education supported post-high school pathways. A mediation model examined the role of gender, year…
Descriptors: Parent Influence, Teacher Influence, Peer Influence, Friendship
Understanding Student Decision-Making about VET as a Pathway: An Australian Study
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Choy, Sarojni; Dymock, Darryl; Hai Le, Anh; Billett, Stephen – International Journal of Training Research, 2020
Although vocational education and training (VET) can lead to lucrative and fulfilling careers and plays a vital role in skilling workers for contemporary workplaces, it continues to have a low status in schools, among parents and in the wider community. Many countries are now seeking to enhance the status of VET to increase its uptake by…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Vocational Education, Career Pathways, Foreign Countries
Educational Trajectories: Parental Education, Pathways through Senior Secondary College and Post-School Outcomes in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Chesters, Jenny – International Journal of Training Research, 2018
Between 1983 and 1993, grade 7/8 to grade 12 apparent retention rates more than doubled and secondary schools developed vocational education and training (VET) programmes as alternative pathways through secondary school. Previous research indicates that participation in VET programmes is associated with having low-educated parents and/or attending…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Background, Vocational High Schools, Nontraditional Education
Pathways through Secondary School in a Comprehensive System: Does Parental Education and School Attended Affect Students' Choice?
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Chesters, Jenny – International Journal of Training Research, 2015
As the Australian labour market restructured during the 1980s and 1990s, Year 12 retention rates more than doubled between 1983 and 1993 secondary schools diversified to include vocational education and training programs as alternative pathways through school. From a human capital perspective, the completion of vocational qualifications in school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Secondary School Students
A Task-Based Needs Analysis for Australian Aboriginal Students: Going beyond the Target Situation to Address Cultural Issues
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Oliver, Rhonda; Grote, Ellen; Rochecouste, Judith; Exell, Michael – International Journal of Training Research, 2013
While needs analyses underpin the design of second language analytic syllabi, the methodologies undertaken are rarely examined. This paper explores the value of multiple data sources and collection methods for developing a needs analysis model to enable vocational education and training teachers to address the needs of Australian Aboriginal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Pushing the Boundaries or Overstepping the Mark?: Exploring the Potential of University Courses for Final Year High School Students' Career Pathways
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Graham, Anne; Phelps, Renata; Kerr, Berenice; McMaster, Lee – International Journal of Training Research, 2004
Australia is currently witnessing a melding of its various education sectors and a gradual erosion of distinctions between school, vocational education and higher education. Such developments are leading toward a "seamless web" of post-compulsory education, a goal strongly articulated by governments, bureaucrats, business and educators…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, High School Students