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01.04.11
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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 1200 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, programmes of study, projects and publications.
Many thanks to all who contributed information for this edition of the
Newsletter! The next edition will appear in early June 2011. You are invited
to submit short pieces of news (texts without attachments, but including
links to web resources) - by 31 May 2011 at the latest!
With best wishes
Sabine Manning
Research Forum WIFO
Editor of the L&W Newsletter
Conferences
/ Networks
Conference: Research for VET practice
and policy
The 18th annual conference "Research for VET practice and policy" of
the VET and Culture research network and European Training Foundation takes
place in Turin, Villa Gualino 31.8.-3.9.2011. The conference
is reflecting on and discussing the roles of policy-led agencies like the
ETF and of academic institutions like university departments and research
communities like the VET and Culture network in this process. The contributions
are expected to discuss what is happening to VET and VET research, considering
their relation to pedagogy, to occupations and industry and to social and
political developments. Also inputs to sharpening the intellectual agenda
are welcome to the conference. The theme, venue, programme and working
methods invite participants into critical cross-cultural and comparative
thinking and discussion. We call for draft contributions (1-3 pages) from
all who wish to participate in the conference before 31.5.2011. Please
send them to the contact person Soren Nielsen (soren.nielsen@etf.eu.int)
in Word or rtf-format. Acceptance of papers with detailed programme will
be announced after 30.6.2011. All materials are collected on the conference
website:
www.peda.net/veraja/uta/vetculture/conferencesandevents/conferences/turin
(Received from: Anja Heikkinen Anja.Heikkinen@uta.fi
via the Newsletter of the VET and Culture network)
Workshop: Labour market challenges to educational systems
The 19th annual workshop of the European Research Network on Transitions
in Youth will be held at Tallinn University (Estonia) from
8th
to 10th September 2011, on the theme "Labour Market Challenges to Educational
Systems: comparative perspectives". The Network welcomes contributions
on all aspects of the transition from youth to adulthood, and particularly
the transition from education to the labour market. Papers are welcome
on topics such as the transition between school and work, the return to
vocational education and training, and youth unemployment. The deadline
for sending in abstracts to be considered for presentation is coming up
soon. You will find the call and conference announcement for the workshop
on the website [www.tlu.ee/tiy]. Contact
address of the local organisers: tiytallinn@gmail.com
(Call received from: Walter Van Trier walter.vantrier@ugent.be)
Joint network meeting: The future of adult educators
Opinion papers are invited for the joint meeting between the VET
and Culture and ESREA-ReNAdET research networks on "The Future
of Adult Educator(s): Agency, Identity and Ethos",
9.-11.11.2011
in University of Tallinn. For VET and Culture this will be the 4th
seminar on theme Trans-nationalization of Qualifications. Contributors
may, but are not limited to, choose from following 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 max 1 page paper is 27 June 2011, sent to esrea.renadet@yahoo.com
and anja.heikkinen@uta.fi. Proposals
will be blind reviewed by the scientific committee and acceptance confirmed
by August 31st 2011. Selected full papers will be asked for by the scientific
committee after the meeting. About the venue, accommodation, conference
fees and instructions for paper submission, see websites [www.peda.net/veraja/uta/vetculture/conferencesandevents/conferences/tqf/tqf4;
www.esrea-renadet.net/].
(Received from: Anja Heikkinen via
the Newsletter of the VET and Culture network)
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].
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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Programmes
Exploring international best practice
in apprenticeships
On 8 February 2011 the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) hosted
delegates from 11 countries around the world to share their best practice
and Apprenticeship expertise. Guests arrived from countries with well developed
Apprenticeship programmes such as Germany and Switzerland and from those
with programmes in development such as Pakistan, and Turkey. In advance
of the seminar, NAS circulated a survey to contacts in countries across
the world; in all cases the results from this were that every country is
seeking to maintain or develop its apprenticeship programme and in particular
increase the availability of apprenticeships for young people as a way
into work and an alternative to University. All papers from the conference
and the results of our survey are available here:
http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/Awards/Apprenticeship-Week-2011/Activities-Map/National/InternationalSeminar.aspx)
Further details and information is available by contacting
Richard.marsh@apprenticeships.gov.uk
(Posted by: Richard Marsh)
Summer School course: Activity theory and formative interventions
Please find below a link to our forthcoming Summer School course "Activity
Theory and Formative Interventions" (ATFI) which will take place from
August
9 to August 25, 2011 at University of Helsinki, Finland. The
course is aimed at giving a rich introduction to activity theory and developmental
work research for those interested in pursuing further studies in this
exciting field.
http://www.helsinkisummerschool.fi/home/courses/activity_theory_and_formative_interventions
Theory and practice will be brought together with the help of case
presentations and field visits to organizations in which formative
interventions have been carried out. The number of participants is limited
to 30, so we recommend that interested students and colleagues send their
applications within the next few weeks. Although the deadline
for application is in July, the courses are usually filled earlier. Students
are selected on a first come, first served basis. Also a few grants are
available covering registration fee, course fee and accommodation expenses.
The course will be held in English. The application form and further information
about the course can be found online through the link above.
(Posted by: Anu Kajamaa, ATFI-course coordinator
anu.kajamaa@helsinki.fi)
NOTE: 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
Call for information: Overview of European
research projects
Contributions are invited for updating the Overview of European research
projects [www.projects.wifo-gate.org],
provided as part of the WIFO Gateway. This overview brings together resources
which are normally scattered across websites of various EU programmes,
institutions and networks. Of particular interest are latest projects still
in operation such as could provide a stimulus for researchers to establish
links in areas of joint interest. The overview focuses on transnational
research projects, mainly supported by EU programmes, in the areas of human
resource development, vocational education, work and learning. Participants
in these projects are welcome to send the following information to the
editor (sm@wifo-gate.org):
(A) exact title and acronym (short name) of the project; (B) name and email
address of the coordinator or main contact; (C) address of the website
(or info page/ flyer) of the project.
(Contributed by: Sabine Manning)
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Publications
Publication on EurOccupations
Just published (2011): Codebook and explanatory note on the EurOccupations
dataset about the job content of 150 occupations - by Kea Tijdens,
Esther de Ruijter and Judith de Ruijter.
Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam, AIAS Working Paper WP 107,
http://www.uva-aias.net/publications/show/1412
Occupation is the key unit in matching vacancies and job seekers, occupational
choice and career consultancy. Occupation is a key variable in social research,
e.g. transitions from school to work, occupational structures and skill
requirements. Yet little is known about the similarity of occupations across
the EU. The FP6 project EurOccupations (2006-2009) aimed to build a database
containing 1,500 of the most common occupations and for 150 occupations
test the similarity of job content and required skill level in Belgium,
France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the UK. The codebook
explains the data collection. Section 2 explains the criteria for selecting
150 occupations from a provisional source list of 1,433 occupations. Section
3 details the process used for testing the similarity of the occupations.
Section 4 explains the dataset, which can by freely accessed. This codebook
and all project deliverables can be downloaded from the project website
www.euroccupations.org
(Posted by: Kea Tijdens K.G.Tijdens@uva.nl)
Misleadership: Prevalence, causes and consequences
John Rayment and Dr Jonathan Smith (Lecturers in Ashcroft International
Business School)
Published by Gower, 2011
This book is for those wishing to reflect on and develop their own
and others’ leadership abilities. It introduces a new approach
to a key element of management thinking in a way that encourages and empowers
individuals to think on a different scale and challenge assumptions.
The authors take a fundamental and critical approach, arguing that a lot
of current ‘leadership’ is in fact MisLeadership, evidenced
by the global financial crisis and range of urgent major issues facing
everyone and everything on our planet. A wealth of examples and case studies
relate the authors’ ideas to practice and enable leaders, followers
and trainers to gain insights into the prevalence and causes of MisLeadership
and ways in which it can be identified and overcome.
For more information or to purchase a copy please contact either John.Rayment@anglia.ac.uk
or Jonathan.Smith@anglia.ac.uk
(Posted by: Jonathan Smith)
New edition: Directory of Doctoral Dissertations
Released in March 2011 by the Research Forum WIFO, the new edition
of the Directory of Doctoral Dissertations in the field of learning
and work (www.ddd.wifo-gate.org)
presents just over 100 dissertations from 15 European countries. While
maintaining previous entries, mainly on completed work, the new edition
brings the number of dissertations still in progress up to nearly 50. In
the thematic overview, the dissertations are arranged according to five
major themes, all including vocational components: Education/ lifelong
learning (22), Human resource development in organisations (25), Human
resource development related to the labour market (7), Vocational education
(25), Work and learning (26). Furthermore, the new edition of the Directory
provides indexes focused on the authors of the dissertations, the tutors
supervising the work, the countries involved and the year of (expected)
completion. Feedback received in response to this edition will be added
as an update in April (please contact the editor
sm@wifo-gate.org).
(Contributed by: Sabine Manning)
Call for thematic issues: Comparative and international education
Research in Comparative and International Education (www.wwwords.co.uk/RCIE)
normally devotes two of its four annual issues to particular themes. In
2011 the first such issue, edited by Karen Monkman & Vilma Seeberg
and scheduled for March, is on the theme Girls/Young Women’s
Education and Empowerment in Marginalized Regions of the World. This will
be followed in September 2011 by a thematic issue on Methods and Instruments
for the Evaluation and Monitoring of VET Systems, edited by Philipp Grollmann
& Melanie Hoppe. The journal’s Editor, Professor David Phillips,
will be pleased to consider further proposals for future thematic issues,
to be scheduled from September 2012 onwards. Please contact him at the
University of Oxford (david.phillips@education.ox.ac.uk)
(Received from: David Phillips)
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
1200 experts in 40 countries (mostly Europe);
Details and Archive of the L&W Newsletter [www.news.wifo-gate.org].
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