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Vocational students’ experiences and reflections on simulation training – what differences enable or hinder learning? Open
The use of simulation training as a teaching method to support vocational learning is growing in popularity within VET. However, there is scarce research on how students experience and make use of simulation training. Therefore, this study…
Capacity limitation based local flexibility market for congestion management in distribution networks: Design and challenges Open
In this paper, five of the main design challenges of local flexibility markets (LFMs) for congestion management are identified and discussed based on desirable market properties from economics theory and literature review. The five main de…
Directing Paths Into Adulthood: Newly Arrived Students and the Intersection of Education and Migration Policy Open
This article is centred on the tendency to align education for newly arrived students with migration policy. Drawing on an in-depth analysis of interviews with four adult migrant students, we aim to investigate how the participants’ experi…
Social Inclusion Beyond Education and Work: Migrants Meaning‐Making Towards Social Inclusion Open
In public discourse, the social inclusion of migrants is often regarded as a challenge demanding migrants to increase their engagement in adapting to the new host country. Such imaginaries commonly declare migrants as being unwilling to ac…
The professional bodies of VET teachers in the context of simulation-based training for vocational learning Open
It is argued that the use of high-fidelity simulators is educationally effective, since students are able to work more independently and can better control their learning. Therefore, simulations can be used as a teaching method to facilita…
Mobilising experiences of migration Open
Adult education and its teachers have an important role when it comes to providing knowledge that prepares asylum seekers for a potential life in a new country of residence. In this article we focus on the study circles organised by study …
“Branding <i>Bildung</i>”: Commodifying the Uniqueness of Popular Education Open
Popular education has a long history in Sweden, dating back to the mid-1800s and having developed in close relationship with the state. This relationship has been sustained over the years by the way popular education is spoken of as being …
Simulation-based training in VET through the lens of a sociomaterial perspective Open
This article aims to review the pedagogical research on simulation training in voca-tional education and training (VET) and to discuss the emerging teaching practice from a socio-material perspective on learning and practice. Literature re…
Editorial: Spring 2019 Open
In this issue we present seven peer-reviewed research articles covering differ-ent aspects of vocational education and training in the Nordic countries. There are three articles from Norway, two from Finland, and two from Sweden. To make t…
Use-Values for Inclusion: Mobilizing Resources in Popular Education for Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden Open
In times of market reforms and international migration, the Swedish welfare model has been seriously challenged. In the context of the arrival of refugees in 2015–2017, the state turned to civil society in facing up to the challenges. In t…
A recruiter, a matchmaker, a firefighter: Swedish vocational teachers’ relational work Open
A central part of Swedish vocational teachers’ work concerns their students’ work-based learning (WBL). The focus of this article is the character of the relational work carried out by teachers of vocational education and training (VET) co…
Editorial: Autumn 2018 Open
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THE CRITICAL ROLE OF A NON-HEALTHCARE APPROACH TO MATERNAL MORTALITY REDUCTION Qualitative insights from Rwanda’s success Open
Maternal mortality is one of the most critical contemporary development challenges as it\naccounts for a substantial number of deaths every year, despite the fact that we today have\nthe medical knowledge to prevent it. Sub-Saharan Africa …
Simulation: A complex pedagogical space Open
Simulation is a pedagogy that has been widely used in a number of educational settings (e.g., aviation, transport, social work, nursing education). While it can take numerous forms, it often involves an assortment of high-tech equipment (e…
Editorial: Spring 2018 Open
Welcome to a new volume of the Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training. In this first issue of 2018 we are proud to present a new associate editor of our journal. Associate professor Hedvig Skonhoft Johannesen from OsloMet - Os…
Editorial: Nordic research on vocational education and training Open
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Managing Corporate Social Responsibility in Relation to a Subsidiary’s Charter. A Case Study of Bank Relations at Swedbank AB Open
In step with increased pressure on organisations to take responsibility for their impact on the external environment, many multinational corporations (MNCs) have implemented corporate social responsibility (CSR) into their operations. Mean…
Continuing professional development: pedagogical practices of interprofessional simulation in health care Open
The increasing complexity of health care practice makes continuing professional development (CPD) essential for health care professionals. Simulation-based training is a CPD activity that is often applied to improve interprofessional colla…
Enacting simulation: A sociomaterial perspective on students’ interprofessional collaboration Open
Full-scale simulation exercises are becoming more common as an educational feature of the undergraduate training of health professionals. This study explores how interprofessional collaboration is enacted by the participating students. Pra…
Egypt: How did the military affect the democratization process? Open
In the spring of 2011, massive protests shook the streets of Egypt, as hundreds of thousands of people protested against the sitting regime run by president Mubarak. Eventually the military ousted Mubarak and took power in his place. The m…