Educational Learning Labs for Empowering Educators and Promoting the Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Youth in VET

Abstract

This chapter discusses the results of the final stage of the EmpowerVET project research—the five educational interventions conducted in Estonia, Norway and Lithuania. These educational intervention studies were targeted at VET teaching staff and have followed the Educational Learning LabModel characterized by the cocreation between researchers and vocational teachers andworkplace training instructors, aimed to promote ownership of the changes, adoption, and sustainability of pedagogical innovations. The results of the five intervention studies have enabled us to make conclusions and suggest some critical points to consider when planning and implementing future educational interventions. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2025. This book is an open access publication.

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intervention study educational learning lab Vulnerable students Knowledge, Appropriation Model

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Author Affiliations

School of Educational Sciences, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

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

Department of Education and Sports Science, Universitetet i Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

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EID 2-s2.0-105002871757
DOI 10.1007/978-981-96-0613-9_7
Language English

Educational Learning Labs for Empowering Educators and Promoting the Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Youth in VET

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