Handbook of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Research
Handbook of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Research

Author: Felix Rauner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-12-16

Total Pages: 1103

ISBN-13: 1402083475

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Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) research has become a recognized and well-defined area of interdisciplinary research. This is the first handbook of its kind that specifically concentrates on research and research methods in TVET. The book’s sections focus on particular aspects of the field, starting with a presentation of the genesis of TVET research. They further feature research in relation to policy, planning and practice. Various areas of TVET research are covered, including on the vocational disciplines and on TVET systems. Case studies illustrate different approaches to TVET research, and the final section of the book presents research methods, including interview and observation methods, as well as of experimentation and development. This handbook provides a comprehensive coverage of TVET research in an international context, and, with special focus on research and research methods, it is a cutting-edge resource and reference.

The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training
The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training

Author: David Guile

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-01-18

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13: 1119098610

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A collection of the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training written by international experts The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training offers an in-depth guide to the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training (VET). With contributions from a panel of leading international scholars, the Handbook contains 27 authoritative essays from a wide range of disciplines. The contributors present an integrated analysis of the complex and dynamic field of VET. Drawing on the most recent research, thinking, and practice in the field, the book explores the key debates about the role of VET in the education and training systems of various nations. The Handbook reveals how expertise is developed in an age of considerable transformation in work processes, work organization, and occupational identities. The authors also examine many of the challenges of vocational education and training such as the impact of digital technologies on employment, the demand for (re)training in the context of extended working lives, the emergence of learning regions and skill ecosystems, and the professional development of vocational teachers and trainers. This important text: Offers an original view of VET’s role in both the initial and continuing development of expertise Examines the theories and concepts that underpin international perspectives and explores the differences about the purposes of VET Presents various models of learning used in VET, including apprenticeship, and their relationship with general education Explores how VET is shaped in different ways by the political economy of different countries Reviews how developments in digital technologies are changing VET practice Discusses the challenges for universities offering higher vocational education programs Draws on both recent research as well as historical accounts Written for students, researchers, and scholars in the fields of educational studies, human resource development, social policy, political economy, labor market economics, industrial relations, sociology, The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training offers an international perspective on the topic of VET.

A Handbook for Research in Adult and Vocational Education
A Handbook for Research in Adult and Vocational Education

Author: Robert Funnell

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 9780863973192

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This handbook, which was written by researchers with expertise in Australia's technical and further education (TAFE) system, provides background information about the following: approaches to research in vocational education and training (VET); the range of methods normally used in research and their the application to VET; and procedures for validating, analyzing, and presenting research. The titles/authors of the handbook's various sections are as follows: "Foreword" (William Hall); "Introduction" (Bob Funnell); "What is Vocational Education and Training Research?" (Bob Funnell); "Some Research Questions in Vocational Education and Training" (Bob Funnell, Patricia Funnell); "Introduction to VET Research" (Bob Funnell); "Research Design" (Bob Funnell); "Sampling and Survey Design" (Bob Funnell); "Experiments" (John Stevenson); "Field Research" (Bob Funnell); "Using Existing Documents" (Patricia Funnell); "Action Research" (Stephen Billett); "Validity, Reliability, and Triangulated Strategies" (Charlie McKavanagh); "Qualitative Data Analysis" (John Stevenson); "Analysis of Qualitative Field Research" (Bob Funnell); "Reporting Your Research" (Patricia Funnell); "Simple Data Presentation" (Patricia Funnell); and "Ethics in Research" (John Stevenson). The two appendixes, "Using the Vocational Education and Training Database" (Marjolijn Jones) and "Current Research Studies Related to VET" (Paul Ainsworth), discuss available data regarding VET in Australia and New Zealand and list 97 references. Seventy-five figures/tables are included along with a sample questionnaire. (MN)