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Xavier Rambla; Nafsika Alexiadou – European Journal of Education, 2024
In this article we examine the European Semester as an innovative form of policy coordination, with distinct effects on education and skills policies for Member States. We analyse the Semester's framing of education policy, and examine its manifestations in Spain and Sweden, two countries considered to be different in their approach to education.…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Araceli Hidalgo Peñate; Víctor Padrón-Robaina; Julia Nieves – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
The low reputation of vocational education in Spain requires schools to reconsider this type of education by taking advantage of its key resources and developing dynamic capabilities. Using structural equation modelling, this study analyses the impact of technological resources on two categories of dynamic capabilities: sensing capability and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Influence of Technology, Educational Innovation
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Chungseo Kang; Minjong Youn – SAGE Open, 2024
Utilizing the Survey of Adult Skills from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) and the OECD database, this study investigates the role of gender inequality and public social spending in the gender gap in Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET) risk across various age cohorts. The research identifies a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Issues, Sex Fairness, Adults
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Paula Álvarez-González; María J. López-Miguens; Gloria Caballero – Education & Training, 2024
Purpose: Sustainable employability has emerged as a multifaceted construct that measures individuals' abilities to function in the labour market throughout their working lives. Therefore, it is no longer just about analysing how to achieve a successful transition from school/university to employment, but also about identifying the conditions that…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Sustainability, Employment Potential, Labor Market
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Alberto Vidal-Vilaplana; María Huertas González-Serrano; Ferran Calabuig-Moreno – Education & Training, 2024
Purpose: To analyse the degree to which elite student athletes acquire different soft skills (resilience, creativity, proactivity and problem solving) and the role they play in their perceived employability. Design/methodology/approach: The study assessed 163 elite Spanish student athletes. A validated survey to measure perceived employability and…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Profiles, Student Athletes, Soft Skills
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Luis Martínez-Izquierdo; Mónica Torres Sánchez – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2024
This paper examines the adoption of dual VET in Spain as a process of educational policy transfer. Using Phillips and Ochs' (2003, 2004) policy transfer spectrum and decision-making classification and Perry and Tor's (2008) model of transfer forms, the study relies on semi-structured interviews with key decision-makers in the Spanish central…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Decision Making