Horizon Europe project: FEWL (Enhancing Research on the Integration of Formal Educational Programmes and Workplace Learning)
A new EU-funded educational research project began in January 2023. The School of Educational Sciences (SES) at the University of Tallinn (TLU) in Estonia, the Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) at the University of Jyväskylä (JYU) in Finland and the Institute for Education Studies at Paderborn University (UPB) in Germany are cooperating on the project. The project is known by the acronym FEWL - "Enhancing Research on the Integration of Formal Educational Programmes and Workplace Learning". The project will run for three years.
Project aim
The central objectives of the project are to combine research on formal learning in
(higher) education or training with research on workplace learning in order to develop new research methods and to broaden one's own perspective through international cooperation. The focus will be placed in particular on pupils in different types of schools, as previous research projects have so far focussed primarily on vocational training. The findings of the project should ultimately serve to plan future research projects within the framework of the EU research agenda in a more efficient and targeted manner.
- Educational researchers will gain conceptual frameworks for understanding the integration of formal education and workplace learning.
- Educators will better understand how to integrate formal education and workplace learning.
- Employers and HR managers will be better able to communicate their requirements so that formal education better matches competences required in the workplace.
- Students will recognise what they learn through work experience and how this experience enhances their ability to act.
| University of Tallinn (TLU) | University of Jyväskylä (JYU) | Paderborn University (UPB) |
| Prof. Dr. Inge Timoštšuk | Prof. Dr. Päivi Tynjälä | Prof. Dr Christian Harteis |
| Prof. Dr. Krista Loogma | Prof. Dr Dietmar Heisler | |
| Prof. Dr Triin Roosalu | Jana Schwede, B.A. |
Disclaimer:
"Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the European Research Executive Agency (REA) can be held responsible for them."
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement N°101079237.
