Students’ Experiences of Ability-based Streaming in Vocational Education

Christian Helms Jørgensen; Klaus Nielsen; Lene Tanggaard Pedersen

doi:10.1108/ET-04-2014-0042

Students’ Experiences of Ability-based Streaming in Vocational Education

Christian Helms Jørgensen, Klaus Nielsen, Lene Tanggaard Pedersen

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Abstract

Since 2007, it has been mandatory for all vocational schools in Denmark to assess the prior qualifications of all students when they begin at the school and to use this assessment to divide students into different ability-based courses (streaming) with the aim of increasing the retention of students. The purpose of this paper is to explore students’ experiences of being placed on a low-ability course by using case studies of two classes from separate vocational schools in Denmark with different practices regarding the streaming of students.

Original language	English
Journal	Education & Training
Volume	57
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	723 - 737
Number of pages	14
ISSN	0040-0912
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-04-2014-0042
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2015

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The future of Vocational education – learning from the Nordic countries
Jørgensen, C. H.
03/06/2013 → 31/12/2016
Project: Research

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Fastholdelse af erhvervsskoleelever i det danske erhvervsuddannelsessystem
Jørgensen, C. H.
01/09/2009 → 31/12/2012
Project: Research

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The future of Vocational education – learning from the Nordic countries

Fastholdelse af erhvervsskoleelever i det danske erhvervsuddannelsessystem

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