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, …
Post-School Education and Training in South Africa
Developmental TVET Rhetoric In-Action: The White Paper for Post-School Education and Training in South Africa This shortly published IJRVET-article from Salim Akoojee, explores the extent to which latest developments in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training System in South Africa respond to key principles espoused for a developmental, democratic and inclusionary ideal. The White …
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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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IJRVET: Trend since the beginning
The "International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET)" published its first issue in August 2014 and its second issue in December 2014 with altogether 8 articles in 2014. In the first year around 600 users visited the journal. In the second year, 2015, four issues have been published in April, August, November (Special …
New IJRVET Issue: Non-Formal Education in International Comparison, Learning Outcomes in European Policy-Making, Cooperative VET in Training Networks, Returns to Investment in Education between Graduates and Apprentices in Canada
The International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training is a peer-reviewed Journal for VET-related research and provides full open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. End of 2015 a new issue has been published: Non-Formal Education in International Comparison: …
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