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Mulyanti, C., Prasetyo, Y., Sumarjo, S., Setyawan, H., Kurniawan, A. W., Shidiq, A. A. P., Eken, Özgür, Pavlovic, R., Latino, F., Tafuri, F., Wijanarko, T., Rahmatullah, M. I., & Anam, K. (2024). Diferencias en los resultados de las habilidades de tiro con arco para estudiantes de escuelas vocacio-nales y principiantes según la distancia de tiro (Differences in Archery Skill Results for Vocational School Students and Beginners Based on Shooting Distance). Retos, 55, 957–962. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v55.106081 Retraction of the article by the editor of the journal. There has been several clear and conclusive proofs that there has been a manipulation of the authorship of the article. The accepted Word document was sent with the names of the authors that appeared in the “Corrections for the edition” message so that they could only make the orthographical corrections that were necessary. The corresponding author (or whoever hurt him) changed the authors of the aforementioned Word document that was sent to them, returning a document together with these corrections made with new authors, all without any express notification, without any document explaining the changes made accepted by all the authors and, of course, without express authorization from the journal Retos between both moments. With this fraudulent document the galleys were made and the article was definitively published, assigning it the corresponding DOI. Authors in the Word document of the article submitted for review: 13 Authors in the published PDF with modified authors: 13 Differences between the authors between both moments: +2 y -2 (Additions: Cholimah Mulyanti, Tiok Wijanarko. Eliminated: Yudik Prasetyo, Nugroho Susanto)

Young people have been among those most affected by the recent financial crisis. Vocational education and training (VET) is often viewed as the silver bullet for the youth joblessness problem. In this article, the authors provide a better understanding of VET in industrialized countries, proposing a typology with three types of vocational systems: 1) vocational and technical schools, 2) formal apprenticeships, and 3) dual apprenticeship systems that combine school training with a firm-based approach. They first describe the strengths and challenges of each system. They subsequently review the evidence of the effectiveness of VET versus general education and the relative effectiveness of the different VET systems. Results indicate that VET is a valued alternative beyond the core of general education and that the use of apprenticeships combined with institutional learning tends to be more effective than school-based VET.

The transfer of dual training from Germany to other countries is widely debated. However, there is little, if any, academic research in this area. The present study addresses this research deficit and examines the training activities of German companies in China, India and Mexico. Data was collected in 86 manufacturing companies of differing sizes and producing different goods. The evaluation of a total of 149 interviews with training experts showed that both the local training system and the German system can serve as a model for companies’ training. Hybrid forms combining local and German elements also exist. Even within a company, different parallel types of training can be identified. However, the orientation to local training practice is the dominant model in all three countries.

The findings from a systematic literature review of 24 empirical studies of interventions for post-secondary students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are reported in this study. A diverse range of interventions were examined, many of which appeared feasible and high rates of participant satisfaction were also reported. Differing responses within and among interventions may point to the possible need for individualized supports. Few studies analyzed a specific academic support despite many students with ASD indicating they prefer these supports and that they find them useful. This may highlight the need for participant preferences to be given more consideration when designing supports. Most studies were of poor quality, however, so any conclusions are tentative. Directions for future research were discussed.

In Switzerland, access to non-academic occupations requires the completion of a vocational education and training (VET) program. Over two-thirds of adolescents choose to start a dual VET program after compulsory education. However, this path from school to work is not always linear, and changes can be a means of adjusting wrong career choices. In the context of dual VET, two types of adjustments that occur frequently can be distinguished: (1) change of occupations and (2) change of companies. The present study aims to examine the predictors of each of those two types of changes. First, we are interested in the link between individuals' intentions to change their career paths and actual changes. When changes are intended by the trainee and aimed at correcting wrong career choices, actual changes can generally be expected to be predicted by change intentions. Second, we are interested in the role of person-job fit (P-J fit) as well as trainees' socialization and performance indicators. Third, we examine to what extent trainees' decisions to change occupations or companies can be predicted by pre-entry factors (perceived P-J fit and effort during compulsory education before the transition to VET). We used a longitudinal sample of adolescents at the end of compulsory school and at the end of their first year in a dual VET program in Switzerland. This data set is combined with government data on actual changes regarding individuals' training companies and their occupations. The two types of adjustments were examined in separate structural equation models that compared trainees without any types of adjustments during their training program (1) to those who changed occupations ( N  = 417) and (2) to those who changed training companies ( N  = 378). The results show that actual occupational changes and actual company changes of trainees are affected by the same work-context predictors (negative effect of trainees' self-perceived work performance) and pre-entry predictors (negative effect of effort during compulsory education). However, in contrast to changes of training companies, changes of occupations are significantly predicted by trainees' intentions to change. Moreover, while P-J fit during the VET program is the only direct predictor of trainees' intentions to change occupations, intentions to change companies are not significantly predicted by P-J fit. Intentions to change companies are negatively affected by companies' socialization tactics and positively affected by adolescents' pre-entry effort. Overall, the results call for a more differentiated assessment of changes/ premature contract terminations in future studies. Whether change intentions are a valid proxy for actual change behavior seems to depend on the type of changes that trainees decide to make.

There is increased mental-health adversity among individuals with autism spectrum disorder. At the same time, sexual and gender minority groups experience poorer mental-health when compared to heteronormative populations. Recent research suggests that autistic individuals report increased non-heterosexuality and gender-dysphoric traits. The current study aimed to investigate whether as membership of minority grouping becomes increasingly narrowed, mental health worsened. The present study compared the rates of depression, anxiety, and stress using the DASS-21 and Personal Well-Being using the personal well-being index between 261 typically-developing individuals and 309 autistic individuals. As membership to a minority group became more restrictive, mental health symptoms worsened (p < .01), suggesting stressors added. Specialized care is recommended for this vulnerable cohort.

Preventing young people’s cigarette smoking is a major public health priority, and smoking is especially prevalent in vocational schools. Well-enforced comprehensive school tobacco policies accompanied by preventive efforts show potential to reduce smoking, but the implementation process is crucial to achieve the intended effect. We investigate whether and how implementation fidelity of a multi-component smoking prevention intervention impacted student smoking outcomes after 4–5 months among students in Danish vocational education and training (national age range 15–65 years, mean 25.6) and preparatory basic education (national age range 15–25 years, mean 17.6) institutions using questionnaire data from a cluster-RCT. The intervention included a smoke-free school hours policy, educational curriculum, and class competition. We calculated an overall implementation fidelity measure combining staff-reported school-level delivery (fidelity) and student-reported receipt (participation, responsiveness), and used multilevel regression models to analyze associations with smoking outcomes (smoking daily, regularly, and during school hours). We supplemented the analysis with restricted cubic spline regression. Additionally, we stratified the analyses by school types and analyzed associations between implementation fidelity of the separate intervention components and smoking outcomes. High implementation was associated with lower odds of regular smoking (OR: 0.37, 95% CI: 0.18–0.78) and smoking during school hours, but not daily smoking, and these associations varied between the school settings. When analyzed separately, implementation fidelity of the components did not affect the outcomes significantly. Our findings underline the need to support the implementation process of school tobacco policy interventions to ensure the intended effects of reducing students’ smoking.

This paper addresses the issue of school drop-out in State Vocational Education (IP). In particular, after a comparison with Vocational Education and Training (IeFP) and a critique of the recent draft law on the “institution of the technological-professional training” (VET), an attempt will be made to outline which aspects of IeFP and of the aforementioned draft law must be valorised in order to create an authentic vocational school that is able to deal with the problem of school drop-out in IP and encourage a process of citizenship through work.   Una filiera professionalizzante per contrastare l’abbandono scolastico e promuovere la cittadinanza tramite il lavoro. In questo contributo si affronta il tema della dispersione scolastica nell’Istruzione Professionale di Stato (IP). In particolare, dopo un confronto con l’Istruzione e Formazione Professionale (IeFP) e una critica al recente disegno di legge sulla “istituzione della filiera formativa tecnologico-professionale”, si cerca di delineare quali aspetti dell’IeFP e del disegno di legge citato dovrebbero essere valorizzati per dar vita ad un’autentica scuola professionale che sappia fronteggiare la problematica della dispersione scolastica nell’IP e favorisca un processo di cittadinanza tramite il lavoro.

Not having an upper-secondary diploma 5 years after completing compulsory school is not the end of the world. Nonetheless, noncompletion status could indicate a problematic career trajectory. At a certain age, individuals without an upper-secondary diploma increasingly become a risk group for unemployment, social welfare dependency, and undersupplying the labor market with qualified individuals. It is therefore important to identify factors that predict the probability of lacking an upper-secondary diploma to develop targeted educational policy measures that help reduce noncompletion rates. Investigating the probability of lacking a vocational upper-secondary diploma 5 years after completion of compulsory school, the present study addressed a rather underexplored topic in VET-dropout research and offered an approach for early interventions in primary and lower-secondary education.

PurposeThis article highlights the recipient of the Exemplary PDS Award given by the National Association of School–University Partnerships. In 2024, the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Watson College of Education (WCE) PDS School–University Partnership with Isaac Bear Early College (IBEC) and Southeast Area Technical (SEA-Tech) High School were recognized for their collaborative work. This article highlights the structures and major activities involved in a longstanding, successful PDS partnership.Design/methodology/approachThe article is derived from the award proposal and written in an informative, narrative style, embedding references to each of the NAPDS 9 Essentials to assist in highlighting key aspects of the partnership.FindingsDue to the nature of this piece, there are no research findings.Originality/valueThis article draws additional attention to various aspects of this exemplary partnership and may inspire future nominations.