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 …

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Special Issue Call for Papers: Going Back-to-school in Vocational Training

International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) Guest Editors: Louis Cournoyer (Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada), Geneviève Fournier (Université Laval, Canada), & Jonas Masdonati (Université de Lausanne, Switzerland) Valued and positioned very differently within different national education systems, vocational training is certainly a key lever for development of collective wealth (Billett, 2014). It also …

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Proposal submission open: International Conference on Competence Theory, Research and Practice

Location: Wageningen University, the Netherlands Time: 19 - 21 October, 2016 Schedule: Proposal submission open: December 1, 2015 Conference registration open: January 1, 2016 Proposal submission closes: March 21, 2016 Decision of proposal acceptation/rejection: May 31, 2016 Early bird registration closes: June 30, 2016 Registration closes: October 1, 2016 Scope: The field of competence studies …

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ECER 2016: Submission time started

The submission time for the ECER 2016 from 22-23 August 2016 (Emerging Researchers´ Conference) and 23-26 August 2016 (Main Conference) in Dublin has started and will end on 15 January 2016. Information about the different formats (Paper Presentation, Round Table, Symposia, Poster, Workshop, Panel Discussion) are available here. Online Submissions und registration: http://www.eera-ecer.de/ecer-2016-dublin/submissions-registration/ VETNET celebrates in Dublin its …

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WERA Focal Meeting: April 8-12, 2016 in Washington

The 2016 WERA Focal Meeting is being held as an integral part of the Centennial meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The meeting will take place on April 8-12, 2016 in Washington, DC. The AERA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of scholars in the field of education research. It is a showcase …

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ECER VETNET 2015

This year's ECER (European Conference on Educational Research) in Budapest was very busy for VETNET (Vocational Education and Training Network),  featuring a joint session with the Higher Education Network, a poster contribution, six symposia and over 90 papers presented (final collection of papers see Proceedings 2015). VETNET was also very ably represented in the Emerging Researchers' …

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International Conference on VET research in Bremen 2015 – review and outcome

"Crossing Boundaries in Vocational Education and Training: Innovative Concepts for the 21st century", 2nd- 4thSeptember 2015 in Bremen, Germany Welcoming words from the conference organizers, Mr. Heidemeyer (Chamber of Commerce, Bremen) and Prof Gessler (Institute Technology and Education, University of Bremen), were followed by Mr. Joao Santos (Acting Head of the Unit Vocational Education and …

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EAPRIL conference on corporate learning

EAPRIL is a non-profit organisation that supports the collaboration between research and practitioners in the field of Education and Corporate Learning. Our upcoming event 'Moving Corporate Learning from Good to Great', will take place November 23, 2015 in Belval (Luxembourg). Representatives from international organisations, such as Danone (France), Bosch (Germany), Rentokil Ltd (U.K.) and KPMG (Luxembourg), are being invited to …

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