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Vocational Pathways to the Empowerment of Socially Vulnerable Youth in Norway and the Baltics: A Comparative View

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Tutlys, Vidmantas
Empowering At-Risk Youth in and Through Vocational Education: A Comparative View of the Baltic Countries and Norway
Journal · pp. 141-170
Abstract

This chapter provides a comparative analysis of the researched pathways to empowerment of socially vulnerable youth in the VET systems and institutions of Norway and the Baltic countries by looking into the institutional-political dimension (implications of theVET policies, reforms and change of skill formation institutions), the processes (implications of the processes of VET and skill formation), and the learner dimension (the agency of learners at risk). It also provides tentative insights into the potential of policy learning between the analysed countries and beyond this group. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2025. This book is an open access publication.

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vocational education and training empowerment Agency Norway Baltic countries Socially vulnerable youth VET reforms Vulnerable VET, students

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Institute of Education, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania
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