IJRVET signed contract with CNKI, China

Based in Beijing, China, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) is a leading provider of academic resources, knowledge service and integrated solutions with 25.000 participating institutions and 20 million individual users. CNKI and the International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) signed in march 2017 a contract for inclusion. All IJRVET articles will …

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IJRVET signed contracts with airiti and ERIC

The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) is the official journal of VETNET European Research Network Vocational Education and Training (European Educational Research Association), supported by IRNVET International Research Network Vocational Education and Training (World Education Research Association). IJRVET is already indexed in major databases such as VOCED plus, DOAJ Directory …

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Call for Papers: 4th PIAAC International Conference in Singapore

The OECD, in collaboration with the Institute for Adult Learning Singapore is organising the 4th PIAAC International Conference in Singapore, in November 2017.  The purpose of the conference is to promote the use of PIAAC data to help address relevant policy issues. The organisers are launching a call for papers to be presented during the Conference. The papers should …

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ECER 2017 Copenhagen call for submissions

The call for ECER 2017 in Copenhagens is now open.  We are pleased to receive your proposal for a paper or poster, a symposia or research workshop for VETNET, through EERA-conftool. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, 15.01.2017! The annual report of VETNET can be found on the EERA website NW02 VETNET. A collection of the  presentations can be …

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Professor Martin Mulder received ‘European Vocational Education and Training Researcher Award’ from the European Commission

During the European Vocational Skills Week in Brussels on December 9, 2016, Professor Dr. Martin Mulder, founder of VETNET, received the VET Researcher Award, which was installed by  the European Commission, for his life time achievement to research on vocational education and training: Bridging the Worlds of Work and Education. The Award was presented by Marianne …

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Competence 2016 Wageningen. Competence Theory, Research and Practice

Dear Colleagues, It is a great honour to present you the programme of the conference ‘Competence Theory, Research and Practice’, which will take place in Wageningen from October 19th to 21st.  The conference will be held at the Campus of Wageningen University & Research. You will find the programme attached. There will be over 150 …

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Call for Papers: International Conference “Crossing Boundaries in Vocational Education and Training”, University Rostock, 16th – 18th August 2017, Germany

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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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