Keynote Speakers: Prof. Stephanie Matseleng Allais, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Prof. James Avis, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom Prof. Karin Büchter, Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, Germany Prof. Markus Neuenschwander, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland Prof. Sabine Pfeiffer, University of Hohenheim, Germany One year after founding the Institute for VET at the …
Author: Michael Gessler
My journey with the VETNET network – Insights into the evolution of European vocational education and training research: The years with new VETNET initiatives 2012 – 2015 (Part 5)
by Pekka Kämäräinen In this section I provide insights to the most recent years of VETNET activities – building upon prior achievements and bringing into picture new initiatives. ECER 2012 in Cadiz: The role of VET in overcoming the economic crisis Whatever we might have been able to plan in advance for ECER 2012 in …
My journey with the VETNET network – Insights into the evolution of European vocational education and training research: The years of consolidation 2007 – 2011 (Part 4)
by Pekka Kämäräinen The fourth section takes a look at a period that can be characterised as years of consolidation – starting from the celebration of the 10 years VETNET activities. ECER 2007 in Ghent: Ten years of VETNET activities in ECER In ECER 2007 we celebrated the tenth anniversary of VETNET activities in ECER. …
My journey with the VETNET network – Insights into the evolution of European vocational education and training research: The years of stabilisation of the VETNET community 2001 – 2006 (Part 3)
by Pekka Kämäräinen In the third section I provide insights into years of stabilisation (including the two gap years and some interim developments) from 2001 to 2006. Gap years with ECER 2001 (Lille) and ECER 2002 (Lisbon) Once again, due to intervening factors, I had to stay away from ECER 2001 in Lille and ECER …
My journey with the VETNET network – Insights into the evolution of European vocational education and training research: The founding and grounding years 1997 – 2000 (Part 2)
by Pekka Kämäräinen In the second section I give an account of the years of founding and grounding of the VETNET network as the umbrella network in European VET research. ECER 1997 in Frankfurt am Main: VETNET in action – working consensus on the nature of VET research Whilst the official launch of VETNET took …
My journey with the VETNET network – Insights into the evolution of European vocational education and training research: The early years of community-building 1992 – 1996 (Part 1)
by Pekka Kämäräinen In the first section I give a picture of the pioneering ECER conference in 1992 and of the subsequent phases that led to the foundation of the EERA and to the launch of VETNET as a thematic network under the umbrella of EERA and ECER. ECER 1992 in Enschede: Pilot ECER before founding …
International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship
The International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP) is an association of researchers and research institutions in vocational education and training. Since its foundation in 2006, INAP conferences are regularly held. The forthcoming conference will be in Washington DC, in 2017. Homepage.
IJRVET now indexed in RePEc and EconStor
RePEc Research Papers in Economics is a distributed data set residing in archives from over 80 countries operated by research organizations, academic departments and publishers. 75,000 email subscriptions are served every week. IJRVET International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training is now part of this network. IJRVET is now also indexed in EconStor. EconStor is among …
Programme ECER / VETNET available
The programme (almost 90 presentations in 30 sessions!) of the annual ECER / VETNET Conference 2016 (23 august 2016 to 26 august 2016, Dublin) is available. Topics are e.g. VETNET Opening Session: Reflections on VET from Local and European Perspectives Reflections on VET: Looking to the Future VET Teachers Initial Education and Training Analytical Lens …
VET & Culture Network
The VET & Culture Network is a voluntary network of senior and junior researchers and students, practicing cross-cultural, independent and critical research on transformations in vocational education and in relations between work, education and politics. The aim of the network is to support members in their different academic and institutional environments through virtual communication, annual meetings, …
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