Erityinen tuki elinikäisen oppimisen mahdollistajana ammatillisessa aikuiskoulutuksessa
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Special support as enabler of lifelong learning in vocational adult education and training The aim of the research is to describe recent discussions of the special support in vocational adult education and training (VET for adults). The research data consist of documents (legislation, reports of working committees, research articles) and expert interviews (N=15). Qualitative content analysis has been used to analyze the data. VET for adults has an important role in lifelong learning in Finland, The aim of VET for adults is to educate competent workforce and in this way increase competitiveness of the country. VET for adults produces individual schooling opportunities and thus supports the social inclusion of adults. This study focuses on how VET for adults has aspired to fulfill the students need of (special) support. The legislation of VET for adults considers adults special needs and enables the development of special support. VET for adults has developed towards more individual training programmes and personalizing is in the centre of the competence-based qualification system. The educational institutions began to develop special support at the latest in 2006, when it was mentioned in legislation for the first time. In the research data the need of special support was defined as learning difficulties and difficulties in life management. Discussions of educability and workability were found as well. The special support was defined as a combination of counselling and special education. Additionally individual solutions and the further education of teachers in counselling and special education were emphasized. This study presents a number of revealing discussions of the special needs and special support of adults. The need of special support is recognized in international, national and institutional discussions and the educational institutions try to find different forms of support, so the educability and workability of students of VET for adults can be improved. To enable the further development of special support in VET for adults, cooperation with different municipalities and working life is needed.
Source: Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja
Author: Kaisa Räty
Language: Finnish
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2291662658