'What with your grades?': Students motivation for and experience of vocational courses in further education

Fuller, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3816-5068 and MacFadyen, T. (2012) 'What with your grades?': Students motivation for and experience of vocational courses in further education. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 64 (1). pp. 87-101. ISSN 1363-6820 doi: 10.1080/13636820.2011.622447

Abstract/Summary

In this article we seek to explore the motivations for studying a vocational qualification of 40 students currently in further education. We consider student decision making, in terms of the support and guidance received, and examine the value these students place on their training, particularly with respect to their future employment. Drawing on qualitative data from 40 students we argue that a student’s sense of their educational identity is important in understanding their motivations for vocational training in the first instance as well as a lack of good careers information and guidance.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-pure-test.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/24002
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/13636820.2011.622447
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Institute of Education Central Services
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