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Stemming the Tide: Tackling Early Leaving from Vocational Education and Training in Times of Crises. Synthesis Report of Cedefop/ReferNet Survey. Research Paper
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Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2023
This synthesis report is based on a survey carried out during 2022 with Cedefop's reporting network ReferNet. It makes an important contribution to understanding the magnitude of early leaving from VET (ELVET) in those European countries where relevant data are available, and the mechanisms and support measures countries employ to measure and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Academic Persistence, Teacher Influence, Principals
Preventing Early Leaving in VET: Distributed Pedagogical Leadership in Characterising Five Types of Successful Organisations
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Jappinen, Aini-Kristiina – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2010
This paper presents 14 organisers of upper secondary education in Finland with exceptionally low dropout rates. As a case study in which common strengths were defined, five types of organisations with typical characteristics were found: "Working life-oriented," "Networked and team-based," "Cosy and traditional,"…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Foreign Countries, Guidance, Leadership
Alternative Vocational Schooling for the Dropped-Out: Students' Perceptions of the Activity School of East Finland
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Jahnukainen, Markku; Helander, Jaakko – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2007
Dropping out of school is a universal problem, concerning fairly similar target groups in all countries. Several action plans to prevent dropping out and to activate the dropouts have been developed worldwide. The object of this study, the Activity School of East Finland, is an exceptionally comprehensive entity, within which alternative…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Nontraditional Education, Dropouts, Student Attitudes
Two Models for Preventing Students with Special Needs from Dropping Out of Education in Finland.
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Jahnukainen, Markku – 2000
This paper discusses the outcomes of two intervention models designed to prevent students with disabilities from dropping out of school in Finland. The first model, the "Creating Own Career" model, is based on the main ideas of the City as School projects. The model is designed to emphasize young peoples' own motivation,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Continuation Students, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention