Autonomy as Anticipation of the World of Work at School

Schools are under increasing pressure to prepare students for the transition to post-compulsory education and vocational training. Beyond the support of the students’ professional orientation, the focus is on students’ learning of soft skills. Based on an ethnographic study in schools of the lower s...

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Main Authors: Hangartner Judith, Kaspar Angela, Fankhauser Regula
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Sciendo 2019-11-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Sociology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2019-0014
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spelling doaj-d51410d0f46d47ada0a27679c5a481052021-09-05T14:01:59ZdeuSciendoSwiss Journal of Sociology2297-83482019-11-0145329931610.2478/sjs-2019-0014sjs-2019-0014Autonomy as Anticipation of the World of Work at SchoolHangartner Judith0Kaspar Angela1Fankhauser Regula2Institut für Forschung, Entwicklung und Evaluation, Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, CH-3012BernInstitut für Forschung, Entwicklung und Evaluation, Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, CH-3012BernInstitut für Weiterbildung und Medienbildung, Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, CH-3012BernSchools are under increasing pressure to prepare students for the transition to post-compulsory education and vocational training. Beyond the support of the students’ professional orientation, the focus is on students’ learning of soft skills. Based on an ethnographic study in schools of the lower secondary level, the article discusses how in school, autonomy is anticipated in school as a central requirement of the world of work. The analysed counselling interview reveals a narrowing of autonomy to the self-responsible execution of orders.https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2019-0014secondary schoolautonomyworld of worktransition regime
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author Hangartner Judith
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Fankhauser Regula
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Kaspar Angela
Fankhauser Regula
Autonomy as Anticipation of the World of Work at School
Swiss Journal of Sociology
secondary school
autonomy
world of work
transition regime
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Kaspar Angela
Fankhauser Regula
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title Autonomy as Anticipation of the World of Work at School
title_short Autonomy as Anticipation of the World of Work at School
title_full Autonomy as Anticipation of the World of Work at School
title_fullStr Autonomy as Anticipation of the World of Work at School
title_full_unstemmed Autonomy as Anticipation of the World of Work at School
title_sort autonomy as anticipation of the world of work at school
publisher Sciendo
series Swiss Journal of Sociology
issn 2297-8348
publishDate 2019-11-01
description Schools are under increasing pressure to prepare students for the transition to post-compulsory education and vocational training. Beyond the support of the students’ professional orientation, the focus is on students’ learning of soft skills. Based on an ethnographic study in schools of the lower secondary level, the article discusses how in school, autonomy is anticipated in school as a central requirement of the world of work. The analysed counselling interview reveals a narrowing of autonomy to the self-responsible execution of orders.
topic secondary school
autonomy
world of work
transition regime
url https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2019-0014
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