Migration, Education and Employment : : Pathways to Successful Integration.

• Superior document: Education, Equity, Economy Series ; v.10
• Author: Teräs, Marianne.
• TeilnehmendeR: Osman, Ali.; Eliasson, Eva.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2023.; {copy}2024.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Education, Equity, Economy Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Integration in and Through Education and Employment -- Chapters in the Book -- References -- Part I: The Swedish Context -- Chapter 2: Migrant Successfully Accessing Their Vocation in Sweden: The Significance Labour Market Initiatives to Facilitate the Integration of Migrants and Refugees -- Introduction -- Integration Measures as a Form of Governmentality -- The Swedish Policy of Integration: The Construction of the Problem of Integration -- Societal Structure of Support for Migrants to Access Their Vocations in Sweden -- The Establishment Programme -- The Fast Track Programme -- The Short Way Programmes -- Temporality as a Mechanism for Classification and Construction of the Other as Competent or Incompetent -- Language as a Mechanism of Constructing the Other as Incompetent or Competent -- Knowledge Construction and Experience as a Mechanism for Inclusion and Exclusion -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 3: Understanding Recognition of Prior Learning as a Tool for the Labour Market Integration of Skilled Migrants -- Introduction -- Recognition of Prior Learning -- The Research Field of Recognition of Prior Learning -- Competence: The Object of Recognition -- Formal Competence -- Actual Competence -- The Skilled Migrant: The Subject Experiencing Recognition -- Experiences of RPL -- RPL as a Divisive Practice -- Intersubjective Recognition -- The Process of Recognition -- The RPL Process as a Sorting Mechanism -- Communicative Action in RPL -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Potential, Actuality or Vulnerability? The Importance of Recognition in Career Counselling for Newly Arrived Migrants -- Introduction -- Study and Career Counselling -- Recognition -- Recognition and Career Counselling -- Previous Research -- Methodology and Empirical Data -- Results.

Recognition as a Pedagogical Principle -- Recognition of Prior Knowledge, Experience and Aspirations 1: New Aspirations Are Established -- Recognition of Prior Knowledge, Experience and Aspirations 2: Long, Short and Broadened Perspectives -- Recognition of Prior Knowledge, Experience and Aspirations 3: The Pursuit of Autonomy -- Refugee Status and Advocacy -- The Limits to Recognition -- Conclusion: Summary and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 5: Important Encounters for Education and Employment -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Encounters that Influenced Employment and Educational Pathways -- "The Angel": A Transformative Meeting -- Meeting the Director: A Turning Point -- Encounters with Colleagues, Mentors, and Managers -- The Study Counsellors: Good Advisers? -- Encounters with Teachers -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Education for Access to the Swedish Labour Market and Society: A Historical Comparison of Practices for the Integration of Immigrants in the 1960s and Early 2000s -- Introduction -- Design of the Study -- Structural Changes -- Swedish Industry and Workforce Immigration 1960-1970 -- Cases of Labour Market Training for Immigrants in the 2000s -- Case 1: Tailored Workplace Education for Immigrants in Rural Sweden: Working with Resources and Deficit -- Case 2: A Company Training Experience -- Case 3: Regional Collaboration for Integration and Competence-Development of Immigrants: The Case of Swedish for Immigrants with Previous Professional Training (SFX) -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7: Integration as a Conceptual Resource When Studying Skilled Migrants in the Workplace -- Introduction -- Definitions and General Meanings of the Concept of Integration -- Approaches to Concepts -- The Concept of Integration in Migration Research -- The Conceptual Analysis Method.

The Concept of Integration in the Reviewed Studies -- The Use of the Concept of Integration in the Reviewed Studies -- Discussion -- References -- Appendix 1: List of Studies in the Review -- Chapter 8: Integration and the Art of Making a Society: The Case of Swedish Society -- Introduction -- Internationalisation, Immigration, Integration and Pedagogy for Inclusion -- Globalisation and Migration -- Structural Discrimination -- The Problematic Ethnicity -- Immigrants and Integration -- Folkbildning, the Study Circles and Sweden -- Between the Particular and the Universal, or on Bildung and the Art of Being Human with Other Humans -- Epilogue: "Do You Want to Go Forward? Then Go in a Circle!" -- References -- Part II: The Swiss and Norwegian Contexts -- Chapter 9: Successful Integration of Refugees in Vocational Education and Training: Experiences from a New Pre-vocational Programme -- Introduction -- Integration Agenda Switzerland -- The Pre-apprenticeship Programme to Support Integration -- The Accompanying Research Project -- Experiences from the First Programme Year -- Key Factors Contributing to Successful Transitions -- Participants' Learning Environment in the PAI -- Participants' Individual Characteristics -- Participants' Social Environment -- Research Questions -- Data and Measures -- Samples -- Measures -- Results -- Career Prospects -- The Learning Environment and Educational Pathways -- Individual Characteristics and Educational Pathways -- Individuals' Social Environment and Educational Pathways -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: 'Open Sesame': Skilled Immigrants' Experiences with Bridging Programmes in the Validation Process in Norway -- Introduction -- Occupational Regulations and Bridging Programmes in Norway -- Admission Criteria and Course Content -- Theoretical Lens -- Prior Research on Bridging Programmes.

Students' General Perceived Challenges and Barriers -- Language: A Main Challenge -- Perceived Success Factors -- Data and Methods -- Participants -- Data Collection -- Analysis -- Ethical Considerations -- Findings and Discussion -- Motivation for Entering a Specific Profession -- Professional Identity in the Country of Origin -- Motivation for Migration -- Authority Requirements -- Professional Identity: Both Strengthened and Weakened in a New Country -- Information Flow About Bridging Programmes -- Prerequisites for Completing Bridging Programmes -- Motivations -- Personal Requirements -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Multicultural Perspectives in Driving Instructor Education and Driving Schools for Professional Drivers in Norway -- Introduction -- Driving Instructor Education and Professional Driver Education in Norway -- Theoretical Framework -- Interrelated Elements in Vocational Didactics: Reflection, Self-Regulation and the Eighth Variable -- Second Language Pedagogy -- Language, Culture and Intercultural Communication -- Method -- Qualitative Interviews -- Ethical Considerations -- Results -- Culture -- Learning Culture -- Traffic Culture -- Instructional Approach -- Cooperative Work in Classrooms -- Facilitation in Practical Training -- Language Skills for Education and Working Life -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Concluding Remarks -- References.