TY - BOOK ID - 146203277 TI - Something to Do Something to Be : A Study of Students' Vocational Identity Formation in Adult Education. PY - 2023 SN - 9789180754255 9789180754248 PB - Linköping : Linkopings Universitet, DB - UniCat KW - Vocational education. KW - Adult education. KW - Vocational education KW - Adult education UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:146203277 AB - This dissertation by Tobias Lasse Karlsson explores the vocational identity formation of students in Municipal Adult Education (MAE) in Sweden. Through interviews with adult students at various stages of their Vocational Education and Training (VET), the study examines how vocational identities are developed. The work utilizes the concepts of identity, communities of practice, and vocational habitus to analyze both social practices and individual student experiences. The findings suggest that VET can enhance students' self-perception as adults and active societal members. However, students face barriers related to their self-perception, education, and vocation, which they must navigate to progress in their vocational identity formation. The study also highlights the complexity of vocational learning and the risk of attributing student challenges solely to vocational issues without considering structural challenges. ER -