Analysis of Work-Based Learning in Vocational Education with a Focus on a Comprehensive University of Applied Sciences

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD student in Curriculum Planning, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum Planning, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Professor, Institute of Social Studies, Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran.

4 Associate Professor, Curriculum Planning, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

10.48301/kssa.2022.340185.2085

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the problem of work-based learning in job training with a focus on a comprehensive university of applied sciences. The present research was applied in terms of purpose and used a qualitative approach framework and data foundation theory in terms of research method. Participants were selected based on standard purposeful sampling among vocational education experts including administrators of the University of Applied Sciences, internship instructors, elites in the field of educational management and planning, and finally students and graduates as stakeholders and actors 22 people as the main informants of this part of the training were selected. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect information. Max QDA Pro software was used to analyze and extract research codes. The unstructured internship status map was designed based on the opinions of students, teachers and experts. Findings showed that the cultural, managerial-structural and educational fields have challenges which were analyzed from the perspective of all three groups of interviewees.

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Karafan Quarterly Scientific Journal
Volume 20, Issue 2
Humanities
September 2023
Pages 263-288

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  • Receive Date: 30 April 2022
  • Revise Date: 27 June 2022
  • Accept Date: 13 November 2022

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