Individual and contextual determinants of vocational choice and entrance into vocational education and training (WiSel II)
Duration 10/2015 - 05/2019
Within the first stage of secondary education, young adults begin the important process of occupational decision making. The decision making process is not only influenced by the students themselves but has interdependencies with the environment and other contextual factors like society, role models, and relationships to parents and teachers. If and to what extent the decision is adequate and fitting for the individual is not revealed until after the start of vocational education. The current project conducts a longitudinal study which aims to explain the interrelation between the different factors influencing the process of occupational decision making. Therefore, students will be surveyed with standardized questionnaires at the end of the first stage of secondary education and after the first year of their vocational education.
Project support
The research project is supported by the Suisse State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
Team
Project management
Prof. Dr. Markus Neuenschwander (University of Applied Science Nordwestschweiz)
Prof. Dr. Stephan Schumann (University of Konstanz)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirschi (University of Bern)
Staff
M.Sc. Andreas Jüttler (University of Konstanz)
M.Sc. Jan Hofmann (University of Applied Science Nordwestschweiz)
Contact
If you have any questions regarding the project please do not hesitate to contact M.Sc. Jan Hofmann (University of Applied Science Nordwestschweiz) or M.Sc. Andreas Jüttler (University of Konstanz).