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01.02.11
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Newsletter
for European Research in Learning and Work [L&W]
Dear Colleagues
This is the latest edition of the L&W Newsletter, reaching you via
a mailing list of over 1100 experts in and beyond Europe. It focuses on
transnational research activities in the field of human resource development
(HRD) and vocational education and training (VET), centred on major categories:
conferences, networks, projects, programmes of study, and publications.
So many thanks to all who contributed information for this edition of the
Newsletter! The next edition will appear in early April 2011. You are invited
to submit short pieces of news (texts without attachments, but including
links to web resources) - by 31 March 2011 at the latest!
With best wishes
Sabine Manning
Research Forum WIFO
Editor of the L&W Newsletter
Conferences
RANLHE conference: Experiences of non-traditional
students in higher education
The conference ‘The Challenge of Access, Retention and Drop-out
in Higher Education in Europe: the experiences of non-traditional students’
will take place 7-8 April 2011, University of Seville, Spain.
Access, retention and drop-out in higher education are key issues for policy-makers
at institutional, national and European levels. They are also an area of
interest for researchers. This European conference provides an opportunity
to hear about a new, EU funded trans European, interdisciplinary, in-depth
study of non-traditional learners in higher education, in 8 countries (RANLHE
project). The focus is on both younger and adult students. There is currently
a call for papers for people to present papers, round tables, symposia
etc on related topics to an international audience of academics and policy
makers. Keynote speakers include John Field, Peter Alheit and Jocey Quinn.
Further details about the conference can be found on the project’s
website:
http://www.ranlhe.dsw.edu.pl/
Contact person is Barbara Merrill at
Barbara.Merrill@warwick.ac.uk
(Posted by: Barbara Merrill)
First UPI International Conference on TVET and first Indonesian TVET
Research Centre
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (Indonesia University of Education
- UPI) organised in cooperation with the Indonesian Ministry of Education,
the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN), and German Development Cooperation
the “First UPI International Conference on Technical and Vocational
Education and Training - Competence Development for the World of Work and
for Sustainable Development” on 10. - 11. November 2010 in Bandung,
West Java, Indonesia, which was the first of a bi-annual series of events.
Despite extensive flight cancellations caused by the Merapi eruption
the conference was attended by roughly 200 participants, including about
80 presenters from 7 countries (China, Malaysia, Germany, Indonesia, Thailand,
UK, USA). The main findings of the conference were that it is necessary
to a) enhance TVET research cooperation especially in the East and Southeast
Asian Region, but also with other international partners, and b) enhance
cooperation between TVET and the world of work for intensified practice
experience of both, TVET students and TVET teachers. The conference proceedings
can be downloaded from the conference website
http://fptk.upi.edu/tvet-conference.
During the conference the “Technical and Vocational Education
and Training Research Centre”, located at UPI’s Faculty
for Technical and Vocational Education, the first of its kind in Indonesia,
was launched. The centre invites national and international researchers
and scholars for collaboration. The website of the centre will be accessible
via the faculty’s website
http://fptk.upi.edu
in the near future. Contact: Dr. Joachim Dittrich, dittrich@upi.edu
or dittrich@cimonline.de.
(Posted by: Joachim Dittrich c/o Ludger Deitmer
deitmer@uni-bremen.de)
NOTE: Forthcoming and recent events related to European research
in work and learning are listed on the WIFO Conference page [www.conferences.wifo-gate.org].
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Networks
Joint network meeting on the futures
of adult educators
The ESREA Research Network on Adult Educators, Trainers and their Professional
Development (ReNAdET) and the VET & Culture Network will
jointly organise a network meeting on "The futures of adult educator(s):
Agency, identity and ethos" at the University of Tallinn, Estonia,
9-11 November 2011. The theme of this joint meeting reflects the
scope of both networks. It focuses on the futures of adult educators in
respect to issues of developing their identities and professional status,
issues of networking and/or unionizing and collaborating among different
'types' of adult educators and related staff in adult education in general,
and issues of power and authority in the adult-educator interaction.
A limited number of papers will be presented. Interested contributors
may choose from the following shortlist of sub-themes: *Perceptions
of adult educators: by adults-students, policy makers and in public; *Theoretical,
political and practical discourses on adult educators: the future of adult
education as an academic field; *Context and environment of adult education
and different 'types' of adult educators; *Ownership of the adult educators’
profession and professional borders: is there a professional future for
adult educators? *Learning, becoming, being and growing as professional
adult educator, including issues of ageing and gender.
The deadline for submitting an Opinion Paper (a draft) is 27 June
2011. Details on submission, fees and accommodation will soon be available
on the ESREA|ReNAdET's website:
http://www.esrea-renadet.net/
Contact addresses: esrea.renadet@yahoo.com
and anja.heikkinen@uta.fi.
(Posted by: Georgios
K. Zarifis gzarifis@edlit.auth.gr)
NOTE: Further information on research networks in the field of
European work and learning can be obtained from the WIFO page Networks
at a glance [www.networks.wifo-gate.org].
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Programmes
Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: European
Masters in Lifelong Learning (MA LLL)
MA LLL ("European Masters in Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management")
trains professionals to develop and implement educational policies concerned
with lifelong learning. Graduates of MA LLL will be able to promote and
manage innovative LLL systems that are suited to the social and organisational
contexts. They will learn to advise organisations on the planning, implementation,
supervision and evaluation of LLL mechanisms.
MA LLL programme invites applications from European students for Erasmus
Mundus Category B scholarships. You will have the opportunity to study
in 4 leading universities:
*Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Copenhagen, Denmark;
*Institute of Education, University of London, London, United Kingdom;
*University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain; *Melbourne Graduate School of Education,
University of Melbourne, Australia. Duration: 2 years full-time; Language
of instruction: English.
Scholarship: For European students, a Category B scholarship
covers the tuition fee and €500 monthly allowance for two years. Additional
€3000 is available for the period in Melbourne. The deadline for applications:
20 February 2011. Website: www.lifelonglearningmasters.org
(Posted by: Que Anh Dang QUEA@dpu.dk)
NOTE: Further Masters programmes related to work and learning
in Europe are presented in the Directory of Masters Programmes
[www.master.wifo-gate.org],
provided as part of the WIFO Gateway.
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Projects
Looking for transnational partners:
Project on workplace learning (A&O)
A&O, a collaborative project on workplace learning, is interested
in finding examples of how stakeholders work with workplace learning in
Europe, sharing ideas and experiences. We want to influence policy makers,
public authorities, trade unions, businesses and other interested parties
to make decisions that support workplace learning as a tool for meeting
the changing demands on the labour market.
Between 2007 and 3013, the European Social Fund in Sweden (ESF) will
support around 4000 projects that promote competence development and help
combat exclusion from the labour market. A&O are compiling, analysing
and sharing experiences gained through the course of the projects to better
understand the conditions for and benefits of workplace learning for the
community, businesses and the
individual.
A&O stands for arbetsplatslärande och omställning i arbetslivet
which means ”Workplace learning and adjustment to changes in
the labour market.” It is run by Luleå University of Technology,
the University of Gothenburg, Linköping University and the APeL R&D
centre, financed by the ESF. For more information please pay us a visit
at:
www.arbetsplatslarande.se
Contact: Karolina Parding, Ph.D, Coordinator of A&O,
karolina.parding@ltu.se
(Posted by: Anna-Karin Florén akfloren@me.com)
European Outplacement Framework (EOF)
The project EOF focuses predominately on the enlargement of competences
of EOF tutors, who should transfer necessary skills to trainees so that
they can be integrated as soon as possible into the labour market. The
outplacement tutors support the person from the beginning of the training
and give advice during their personal development with the application
of social and personal competence training, reflexion (career planning),
exercises for self-presentations and employment biographies.
Full title of the project: European Outplacement Framework - Vocational
Support for People with Difficulties on Employment Access; Duration: 10.2009-09.2011;
Support: Lifelong Learning Programme, Leonardo da Vinci; Coordinator: Schulungszentrum
Fohnsdorf (Austria); Project manager and contact: Dimitrios Doukas (d.doukas@szf.at);
Website:
www.eu-eof.net
(Posted by: Jolanta Religa jola.religa@itee.radom.pl)
Recruitment at the middle qualification level
The objective of the project “Recruitment at the middle qualification
level – case studies from Germany, England and Switzerland”
is to undertake an exemplary investigation of company recruitment strategies
for activities at the middle qualification level in Germany, England and
Switzerland. From the point of view of the companies, the project identifies
the strengths and weaknesses of vocational training compared to a higher
education qualification (Bachelor degrees) for a certain activity profile.
The aim of investigating the motives and reasons for recruitment decisions
is to shed light on which qualifications best cover the requirements companies
have.
First results of the project were presented at the European Conference
on Educational Research, Vienna, Austria 28 - 30 September 2009. The paper
can be found following this link:
http://kibb2.skygate.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3C5594CA-3FD2DA42/kibb/hs.xsl/wlk49729.htm
Furthermore there are results regarding Switzerland in the publication:
Gonon, Philipp; Hippach-Schneider, Ute; Weigel, Tanja: Bachelor contra
Berufsausbildung? Eine falsche Alternative aus Sicht der Personalverantwortlichen
in Schweizer Unternehmen. In: BWP 2/2010, p.23-26.
(Posted by: Tanja Weigel
Weigel@bibb.de)
Regional Economy-oriented Strategies for Lifelong Learning (WiSaR)
WiSaR aims at developing strategies for lifelong learning which reflect
the specific requirements of a region and its industry. Against the background
of structural changes in the economy, it is essential to reflect on the
necessity of lifelong learning in its widest sense, taking regional conditions
into consideration. By establishing these strategies WiSaR will help regions
to cope with the challenges educational and economic systems will be facing
in the future.
Duration of the project: 03.2010-02.2011; Support: Lifelong Learning
Programme; Coordinator: Schulungszentrum Fohnsdorf (Austria); Project manager
and contact: Dimitrios Doukas (d.doukas@szf.at);
Website:
www.wisar.eu
(Posted by: Jolanta Religa jola.religa@itee.radom.pl)
NOTE: The Overview of European research projects [www.projects.wifo-gate.org],
provided as part of the WIFO Gateway, includes references to current and
completed partnership projects related to VET and HRD.
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Publications
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Continuing
Professional Development
The International Journal of Training and Development invites papers
for a special issue of the journal on continuing professional development,
which is due for publication in 2012. The editors for this issue are Kaija
Collin, Beatrice I. J. M. van der Heijden, and Paul Lewis. If you wish
your manuscript to be considered, an extended abstract of no more than
750 words should be sent to Dr Paul Lewis (IJTDpl@btinternet.com)
by 30th April 2011. For more information, visit
www.WileyOnlineLibrary.com/Journal/IJTD
(Posted by: Paul Lewis)
Book on Corporate Mental Wellness
This book, by Axel Güpner and Uwe G. Seebacher, was first published
in 2009 and in the meantime has appeared in its third edition. The book
describes recent research work within European organizations in the area
of mental wellness. The book provides business cases for organizations,
case studies from leading organizations such as Bertelsmann AG, Segafredo
and Hewlett Packard and also operational recommendations on how to deal
with Corporate Mental Wellness (CMW).
The book was published through the funding program of USP Publishing
Kleine Verlag. Since 2009 the publishing house has funded academic books
with up to 100 % of the publication costs. The application process is ongoing
and asks for a submission of the table of contents, a brief description
of the target group as well as a brief description of the authors.
USP Publishing Kleine Verlag, located in Munich, is a leading publisher
in the areas of business administration, economics and social sciences,
with more than 500 titles. (www.usp-publishing.com,
www.kleine-verlag.de).
The funding also includes free-of-cost press releases and further publication
relations support. For further information, send an email to kv@kleine-verlag.com.
(Posted by: Uwe Seebacher uwe.seebacher@usp-international.com)
Last Call: Directory of Doctoral Dissertations
Contributions are still welcome for the Directory of Doctoral Dissertations
(www.ddd.wifo-gate.org), provided
as part of the WIFO Gateway, which focuses on European research in the
field of vocational education (VET) and human resource development (HRD).
A large number of researchers have already submitted their data (many thanks!).
In view of the great interest, the deadline has been extended to 15
February 2011.
Please provide information on expected or newly completed doctoral
dissertations investigating issues of HRD, VET or work related adult education,
according to the following pattern: 1*Theme of dissertation (original language
AND English); 2*Year of (expected) completion or publication; 3*Author
(name and email address); 4*Tutor (name and email address); 5*Institution
of tutor (name and home page). Contributions should be posted by email
to the editor (sm@wifo-gate.org).
(Contributed by: Sabine Manning)
NOTE: Books with a focus on cross-European issues of work and
learning are being presented on the WIFO Bookshelf [www.books.wifo-gate.org].
In addition, the WIFO Gateway provides a classified collection of European
and international Journals related to education research [www.journals.wifo-gate.org].
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Impressum
Editor of the L&W Newsletter:
Dr Sabine Manning, Research Forum WIFO (sm@wifo-gate.org);
Address: Neue Blumenstr. 1, D-10179 Berlin, Germany;
Editions of the L&W Newsletter: five times a year,
every two months (at the beginning of February, April, June, August, October,
December);
Deadline for contributions to the L&W Newsletter:
end of January, March, May, July, September, November;
Circulation of the current L&W Newsletter: about
1100 experts in 40 countries (mostly Europe);
Details and Archive of the L&W Newsletter [www.news.wifo-gate.org].
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