Provision of Equitable Careers Education in Australia: The Case for Middle Years Outreach programmes

IF 1.4 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Vocational Education and Training Pub Date : 2021-09-30 DOI:10.1080/13636820.2021.1975798

Belinda D’Angelo, Mollie Dollinger

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Disparity in educational and career outcomes between rural, regional and remote (RRR) students and their metropolitan counterparts persists despite successive federal and state government initiatives. In this paper, we will present a study that highlights one important, yet overlooked, avenue to improve outcomes for RRR students: early-stage careers education. Informed by interviews conducted with RRR principals and deputy principals from Victoria and Queensland (n = 10), we present a new approach to the delivery and content of careers education in RRR contexts. The approach advocates for a purposeful programme from Year 7, which includes the engagement of key influencers such as parents/carers, peers and local industry, as well as tailoring activities to also reflect regional job trends and pathways. The broader implications of our findings to curriculum design are also presented and challenge the prevailing approach of Year 9/10 as the optimal period to immerse careers education.

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在澳大利亚提供公平的职业教育:中学外展项目的案例

尽管联邦和州政府采取了一系列措施，但农村、地区和偏远地区(RRR)学生与城市学生之间的教育和职业成果差距仍然存在。在本文中，我们将提出一项研究，强调一个重要的，但被忽视的途径，以改善RRR学生的成果:早期职业教育。通过对来自维多利亚州和昆士兰州的RRR校长和副校长的采访(n = 10)，我们提出了一种新的RRR背景下职业教育的交付和内容方法。该方法提倡从七年级开始制定一个有目的的课程，其中包括父母/看护人、同龄人和当地行业等关键影响者的参与，以及定制活动，以反映区域就业趋势和途径。我们的研究结果对课程设计的更广泛的影响也被提出，并挑战了9/10年级作为沉浸式职业教育的最佳时期的流行方法。

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Journal of Vocational Education and Training EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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5.20

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15.80%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Vocational Education and Training is a peer-reviewed international journal which welcomes submissions involving a critical discussion of policy and practice, as well as contributions to conceptual and theoretical developments in the field. It includes articles based on empirical research and analysis (quantitative, qualitative and mixed method) and welcomes papers from a wide range of disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives. The journal embraces the broad range of settings and ways in which vocational and professional learning takes place and, hence, is not restricted by institutional boundaries or structures in relation to national systems of education and training. It is interested in the study of curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment, as well as economic, cultural and political aspects related to the role of vocational and professional education and training in society. When submitting papers for consideration, the journal encourages authors to consider and engage with debates concerning issues relevant to the focus of their work that have been previously published in the journal. The journal hosts a biennial international conference to provide a forum for researchers to debate and gain feedback on their work, and to encourage comparative analysis and international collaboration. From the first issue of Volume 48, 1996, the journal changed its title from The Vocational Aspect of Education to Journal of Vocational Education and Training.