The Influence of Participation in a Full and Satisfactory Life of Basic Vocational Training Students in the Basque Country

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https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-73782024000200151

Keywords:

Vocational education, School dropout, Academic failure, Student participation

Abstract

Basic Vocational Education and Training (BVET) in Spain represents a consolidated model for reducing school dropout as it is designed to provide training opportunities for those adolescents who have difficulties in continuing successfully in compulsory secondary education. Addressing the participation of those who face the most difficulties represents an important social challenge as recognised in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and in Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 10, which focus on quality education and the reduction of inequalities. Thus, this article focuses on the relationship of participatory processes in BVETs and the optimal state of development and well-being in various aspects of human life that contribute to a full and satisfying life (flourishing). For this purpose, data from the latest edition of the DROGAS Y ESCUELA X survey on drug use in Secondary Education 2021-2022 in the Basque Country, which incorporates two modules of questions on participation and flourishing, were used. Through the comparative analysis of averages, the results provide us with information on the positive influence of participation on the perception of a full and satisfactory life among BVET students.

Author Biographies

Andoni Piñero Pradera, Universidad de Deusto

PhD student in Education at the University of Deusto. Graduate in Social Education (UD 2014). Master in Family Intervention and Mediation (UD 2020) Teaching and Research Professor at the UD since 2022.

Javier Pérez-Hoyos, Universidad de Deusto

PhD in Education (UD 2020). Diploma and degree in Social Education (UD 2005-2010). Master in Family Intervention and Mediation (UD 2012). He is currently a member of the research group INTERVENTION: Quality of Life and Social Inclusion and Teaching Research Professor at the UD since 2018.

Álvaro Moro Inchaurtieta, Universidad de Deusto

PhD in Educational Innovation and Lifelong Learning (UD-2017). He holds a degree in Sociology (UPV-2007) and a Master's Degree in Citizen Participation and Community Development (UPV-2008), a Master's Degree in Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Language Teaching (UD-2011) and a Master's Degree in Applied Statistics (UNED-2020). He is currently a member of the research group INTERVENTION: Quality of Life and Social Inclusion. She directs the Institute of Drug Dependence of Deusto.

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Published

2024-12-01

How to Cite

Piñero Pradera, A., Pérez-Hoyos, J., & Moro Inchaurtieta, Álvaro. (2024). The Influence of Participation in a Full and Satisfactory Life of Basic Vocational Training Students in the Basque Country. Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education, 18(2), 151–168. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-73782024000200151

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2024): School Reinsertion and Re-entry: Challenges for Inclusive Education

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