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

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Superior document:Education, Equity, Economy Series ; v.10
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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2023.
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Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Education, Equity, Economy Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages)
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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.