Pupilship preventing dropout from upper secondary school

Authors

  • Odd Arne Thunberg UiT, The Arctic University of Norway
  • Svein-Erik Andreassen UiT, The Arctic University of Norway

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/sjvd.2136

Keywords:

pupilship, pupil participation, educational choices, vocational/career guidance, high school/upper secondary drop-out, adaptive learning, developmental learning, action learning/Learning-by-doing, school counsellors, local curriculum

Abstract

This article focuses attention on the problem of pupils who drop out of upper secondary school. One possible solution is to help pupils become better at choosing an educational path and subsequent career. As part of a continuing education study on vocational guidance, school counsellors and teachers worked to develop possible solutions to this problem based on R&D work done at their own places of employment.

Data was gathered from such activities as pupil guidance conversations and exams/examination assignments. Theoretical concepts from Ellstrøm (2006) were used as analysis tools; adaptive learning and the ideal of pupilship in development.

The article presents findings that indicate codetermination – not just involvement –  in the choice of activities, counsellors, education path and a pupil's choice of schools can influence a pupil’s ability to make appropriate career choices. The article provides practical examples of how schools can succeed with this, taking their point of departure in the school subject Educational Choices. This subject became obligatory at lower secondary schools from 2008.

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Author Biographies

Odd Arne Thunberg, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway

Institute of teacher education and pedaghogy

Svein-Erik Andreassen, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway

Institute of teacher education and pedaghogy

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Published

2017-05-23

How to Cite

Thunberg, O. A., & Andreassen, S.-E. (2017). Pupilship preventing dropout from upper secondary school. Scandinavian Journal of Vocations in Development, 2. https://doi.org/10.7577/sjvd.2136

Issue

Vol. 2 (2017)

Section

Scientific Articles

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