Curriculum Differentiation: A Study With Institutionalized Young'S Attending Vocational Education

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 the Dellas Identity Status Inventory Occupation scale, 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. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.