Vocational Education in the Nordic Countries

The Historical Evolution

Svein Michelsen, Marja-Leena Stenström

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English

Routledge
23 May 2018

Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy; Industrial or vocational training

Series: Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education

Vocational Education in the Nordic Countries: The Historical Evolution is the first of two books that disseminate new and systematic knowledge on the strengths and weaknesses of the different models of vocational education and training (VET) in four Nordic countries. Vocational education in Europe has resisted standardisation to a higher degree than other fields of education, and during the last decade, there has been a growth in international, comparative VET research. While the Nordic countries provide an ideal case for comparative education studies, the literature in English on the Nordic VET systems is at present very limited.

This first book provides thorough examinations of VET in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland over 150 years. Each section examines the historical evolution of VET at upper secondary level in one of the four Nordic countries. Contributors also analyse how each country have tried to reform their respective VET systems, and compare the paths which each nation has taken. The book explores what can be learned from the diversity of the VET-systems in the Nordic countries, which otherwise have many similarities and share a common heritage in education policy.

This volume will help strengthen the knowledge base required for transnational policy learning, and for developing vocational education internationally for the future. It will be of interest to researchers, academics and postgraduate students involved in the study of vocational education, educational studies and educational policy, education planners and teachers educators.

Edited by: Svein Michelsen, Marja-Leena Stenström
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9781138220850
ISBN 10: 113822085X
Series: Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 23 May 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Svein Michelsen is Professor in Political Science at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway. Marja-Leena Stenström is Professor Emerita in Education and Working Life at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Reviews for Vocational Education in the Nordic Countries: The Historical Evolution

The book is significant in many aspects. Providing thorough analysis of historical evolution of Nordic countries' VET systems over more than a millennium, it enables the reader to understand better contemporary VET systems not only in Nordic countries, but also in many other European countries. Because of its systematic approach to the evolution of VET systems, looking at the development of VET systems in parallel with development of economic and welfare systems, the book contributes to the understanding of VET as highly complex systems. At the same time, the book exemplifies how the culturally embedded value of equality manifests itself in the Nordic VET systems. Krista Loogma is professor of vocational education at Tallinn University, Estonia. Her scientific interests cover education sociology, vocational education, workplace learning. Currently, she leads the research group of studies in vocational education and is engaged in the research of teachers' professionalism.