Author: Michael Gessler

Job (In)Security and Workers’ Training Decisions: A Framing Approach

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Today the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. The authors are Pascal Kamphuis (University of Groningen, Netherlands) and Arie C. Glebbeek (University of Groningen, Netherlands). With this article the December issue 2020 (Vol. 7, No. 3) is finished. Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.7.3.6 Abstract Context: The ongoing change of work …

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Situating Vocational Learning and Teaching Using Digital Technologies – A Mapping Review of Current Research Literature

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Yesterday the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. The authors are Martin Dobricki (Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Switzerland), Alessia Evi-Colombo (Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Switzerland) and Alberto Cattaneo (Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Switzerland). Full article (open …

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Exit, Voice or Loyalty? VET Stakeholders’ Response to Large Scale Skilled Emigration From Poland

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Today the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. The authors are Kaja Reegård (Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Reserach and Education, Norway) and Horacy Debowski (SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland). Full article (open access): https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.7.3.4 Abstract Context: The topic of this paper is how mass …

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The Importance of Authentic Workplace-Based Assessment: A Study From VET Teacher Education

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Today the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) published a new article. The authors are Jorunn Dahlback, Hanne Berg Olstad, Ann Lisa Sylte and Anne-Catrine Wolden from the Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. The issue 3 (Vol. 7) is in progress, but contains articles that are final and fully citable.  Full article …

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Vocational Student Teachers’ Self-Reported Experiences in Creating ePortfolios

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Today the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) has published a new article. The issue 3 (Vol. 7) is in progress, but contains articles that are final and fully citable. The authors are Anne-Maria Korhonen, Häme University of Applied Sciences, FinlandSanna Ruhalahti, Tampere University of Applied Science, FinlandMinna Lakkala, University of Helsinki, …

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Vocational Training for Rural Populations: A Demand-Driven Approach and its Implications in India

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Today IJRVET has published a new article. The issue 3 (Vol. 7) is in progress, but contains articles that are final and fully citable. The authors are Muthuveeran Ramasamy and Matthias Pilz. The full article is available here. Context: Vocational training is viewed as a significant tool that increases employment outcomes and provides potential career advancement …

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Recently published: Comparative Vocational Education Research

On By Michael GesslerIn Conference, Publications

The significance of the title In contrast to general education, vocational education and training (VET) is characterised worldwide by a high degree of complexity. VET is multidimensional and, sometimes, has diffuse structures. VET is a descriptor which includes such as aspects as pre-vocational education, school-based VET, apprenticeship systems, technical education, higher VET, work-based learning, further education and lifelong learning. These …

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Attention: Call for papers for fake conferences in VET

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The "World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET)" was already mentioned on the original Beall´s List, a – now archived – list of potential predatory scholarly open-access publishers. WASET is also mentioned in the successor list Stop Predatory Journals, and WASET also organizes fake conferences. Several newspaper publishers – such as The New York Times ("One …

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