Use of technology during the Covid-19 pandemic in a program for re-enrolling high school dropouts
IntroductionStudents that drop out of high school have a much larger chance of becoming unemployed and of health problems than those who complete high school [1]. A re-enrollment program (AFTung) is currently ongoing in North Norway. The program is a collaboration between the Norwegian Labour and We...
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ftjijic:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/6875 2024-09-15T18:24:49+00:00 Use of technology during the Covid-19 pandemic in a program for re-enrolling high school dropouts Wynn, Rolf Ramsdal, Gro 2022-05-16 application/pdf https://account.ijic.org/index.php/up-j-ijic/article/view/6875 https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.ICIC21286 eng eng Ubiquity Press https://account.ijic.org/index.php/up-j-ijic/article/view/6875/7800 https://account.ijic.org/index.php/up-j-ijic/article/view/6875 doi:10.5334/ijic.ICIC21286 Copyright (c) 2022 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 International Journal of Integrated Care; Vol. 22: NACIC2021 Conference Supplement 2021; 6 1568-4156 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftjijic https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.ICIC21286 2024-08-22T03:32:17Z IntroductionStudents that drop out of high school have a much larger chance of becoming unemployed and of health problems than those who complete high school [1]. A re-enrollment program (AFTung) is currently ongoing in North Norway. The program is a collaboration between the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration and a local not-for-profit company (INKO) and offers individualized guidance, job training and other interventions to improve the participants’ chances of succeeding at school and at work.Aims Objectives Theory or MethodsWe briefly describe a Norwegian program for re-enrolling students and how the Covid pandemic lead to adjustments in the program with the increased use of technology. One frequent challenge in re-enrollment programs has been problems with absenteeism. When the Covid-19 pandemic reached North Norway in the winter of 2020 and the entire society was closed down [2]; the program’s participants were particularly vulnerable being left alone in their homes. Social workers involved with the youth participating in the program worried that the participants would lose their motivation during the pandemic and not come back to the program later on.Highlights or Results or Key FindingsAn important development was that the program participants took the initiative to meet up on Microsoft Teams and continue the program. Through their technological competence, the participants became active co-entrepreneurs in the development of this new version of the re-enrollment program. The increased use of technology counteracted earlier attende issues and gave the program a new impetus. Thus, when the Covid-related changes unfolded and technology was given a larger space, the attendance rate rose to 100%, according to staff members.Those who struggled with social anxieties found participation in group meetings more manageable when technological solutions were used. Solving the new challenges together increased feelings of belonging and self-efficacy. New digital learning platforms were also applied, thus ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Norway International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) International Journal of Integrated Care 22 S2 6 |
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IntroductionStudents that drop out of high school have a much larger chance of becoming unemployed and of health problems than those who complete high school [1]. A re-enrollment program (AFTung) is currently ongoing in North Norway. The program is a collaboration between the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration and a local not-for-profit company (INKO) and offers individualized guidance, job training and other interventions to improve the participants’ chances of succeeding at school and at work.Aims Objectives Theory or MethodsWe briefly describe a Norwegian program for re-enrolling students and how the Covid pandemic lead to adjustments in the program with the increased use of technology. One frequent challenge in re-enrollment programs has been problems with absenteeism. When the Covid-19 pandemic reached North Norway in the winter of 2020 and the entire society was closed down [2]; the program’s participants were particularly vulnerable being left alone in their homes. Social workers involved with the youth participating in the program worried that the participants would lose their motivation during the pandemic and not come back to the program later on.Highlights or Results or Key FindingsAn important development was that the program participants took the initiative to meet up on Microsoft Teams and continue the program. Through their technological competence, the participants became active co-entrepreneurs in the development of this new version of the re-enrollment program. The increased use of technology counteracted earlier attende issues and gave the program a new impetus. Thus, when the Covid-related changes unfolded and technology was given a larger space, the attendance rate rose to 100%, according to staff members.Those who struggled with social anxieties found participation in group meetings more manageable when technological solutions were used. Solving the new challenges together increased feelings of belonging and self-efficacy. New digital learning platforms were also applied, thus ... |
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