Curriculum Differentiation: A Study with Institutionalized Young's Attending Vocational Education

摘要

Curriculum differentiation stresses different learning contexts and it has assumed a strategic target in the promotion of young's education and training opportunities.This study is part of an ongoing empirical work, which aims to know the characteristics and perspectives of vocational identity of some institutionalized young's, fulfilling judicial (court) measures, and attending vocational education in Portuguese Educational Centers. The methodological plan used included a mixed approach which beheld two different moments: 1) sociodemographic data; the aplication of theDellas Identity Status Inventory Occupationscale, and 2) semi-structured interviews. The participants were institutionalized young's between the ages of 13-20 years old.Regarding the results, the participant young's seem to reveal difficulties in defining and having a perspective of a clear vocational position.