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01.08.11
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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, projects and publications. Many thanks
to all who contributed information for this edition of the Newsletter!
Particularly to note in this edition: the calls for papers on Transitions
in Vocational Education and on Adult Education (see Publications),
the extended deadline for contributions to the joint network meeting on
the Future of Adult Educators in Tallinn (see
Conferences/Networks)
and the invitation for sharing studies on the EQF (see
Programmes/Portals).
The next edition of the Newsletter will appear in early October 2011.
You are invited to submit short pieces of news (texts without attachments,
but including links to web resources) - by 30 September 2011 at the latest!
With best wishes
Sabine Manning
Research Forum WIFO
Editor of the L&W Newsletter
Conferences/Networks
Joint network meeting: The future of
adult educators - extended deadline!
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 the 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 final deadline for max 1 page paper is 22 August 2011,
please send 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;
http://www.esrea-renadet.net/2ndmeetingtallinn.htm].
(Received from: Anja Heikkinen via
the Newsletter of the VET and Culture network)
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].
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/Portals
Resources on EQF: new webportal and
references to studies
An official webportal for the European Qualifications Framework (http://ec.europa.eu/eqf/home_en.htm)
has been released, presenting the results of the process of relating national
qualifications levels to the levels of the EQF (see "Compare Qualifications
Frameworks" page). It also provides information "About the EQF" implementation,
"Key Terms" that are agreed by all countries participating in the EQF,
"Documentation" and "Useful links", leading for instance to the Knowledge
System for Lifelong Learning (KSLLL). Altogether a rich resource.
What seems to be missing, however, are references to the discussion
of EQF-related issues in the professional community. It might therefore
be useful, in addition, to share current studies addressing issues of the
EQF. An initial selection of ECER VETNET papers and related projects, provided
as part of the WIFO Gateway (see www.ecer-vetnet-eqf.wifo-gate.org),
may serve as a starting point - further suggestions and references are
welcome!
(Contributed by: Sabine Manning)
"Facelift" for e-Learning platform for Technical and Vocational Education
and Training (TVET) in Arab countries
Since many Arab Countries are facing high rates of unemployment the
demand for labour market oriented education is large. The answer to this
demand is the free of charge internet-based platform for Technical and
Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Arab countries, which is operating
since 2009. The TVET-Portal is a joint initiative of the Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and governmental training
providers in Egypt and Jordan.
Regarding constantly growing numbers of users the TVET-Portal operates
with an interface which simplifies the use of all functions and which underlines
the three pillars of the Portal: *the TVET-Portal itself which provides
users with updated information about TVET and E-Learning, *the TVET-Forum,
where users find different possibilities to share and exchange information
and experiences with colleagues and experts from Arab countries (e.g. Human
Resource Development, Quality Management, Content Development and Tutoring)
and finally *the TVET-E-Learning area where users have the opportunity
to enrol in different e-learning courses (e.g. School Development, Quality
Management) both in Arab and English language.
For more information please visit:
http://www.tvet-portal.net
(Posted by: Christoph Mattheis mattheis@bildungstransfer.de
on behalf of Uwe Wieckenberg wieckenberg@bildungstransfer.de)
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Projects
Project EQF-PROQS
Inter-country comparability of qualifications - from descriptors
of qualifications to the provided and acquired knowledge and skills
The EU Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013 Key Activity 1 project
EQF implementation: impact of national qualifications systems’
processes (EQF-PROQS) was launched in 2010 and has been implemented
by 8 organisations from Lithuania, Austria, France, Germany, England, Slovenia
and the Netherlands. The goal of this project is to disclose the influence
of the processes of designing, provision and awarding of these qualifications
to the comparability and compatibility of the qualifications in the construction,
hospitality and metalworking sectors in the partners countries. These influences
are analysed in the project partners countries and then compared. On the
basis of research findings there are being developed guidelines and recommendations
on how to deal with the influences of the differences in designing of qualifications,
provision and assessment of competences and awarding of qualifications
in the inter-country comparison of qualifications and in the implementation
of the EQF.
The research reports and guidelines will be published on the project
web-site http://www.eqf-proqs.eu
in October-November 2011. Project results will be presented and discussed
in the workshop Design and provision of qualifications: impact on the
inter-country comparability of qualifications and the implementation of
the EQF at the international ECER conference "Urban Education" taking
place in Berlin, Germany, 13 to 16 September 2011.
(Posted by: Vidmantas Tutlys
v.tutlys@smf.vdu.lt)
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
Call for Papers: Transitions in Vocational
Education
2nd vol. of book series "Research in Vocational Education" (eds.
Juergen Seifried and Eveline Wuttke)
The personal coping and organizational management of the transition
from school to vocational education, vocational education to work, or from
work life to retirement is a challenge for individuals, educational staff
and the administration of educational and training measures on all stages
of educational and work life. Our purpose is to discuss the processes that
have to be managed in times of rapidly changing conditions. We are asking
for researchers with expertise in the field of Vocational Educational Training,
Human Resource Management, Psychology, Pedagogy, or Sociology to submit
a proposal and to publish their work within the second volume of our new
international book series "Research in Vocational Education", that deals
with challenges in VET, workplace learning, and professional learning.
The second volume,
Transitions in Vocational Education, will
focus on the different passages and transitions mentioned above. Contributions
dealing with theoretical approaches and papers presenting empirical findings
are welcome. If you are interested, please send an abstract of about 1.000
words (by November 2011) with a title and short description of your research
to juergen.seifried@uni-konstanz.de.
Please make sure that the paper has not been published. Abstracts will
be reviewed, full papers expected by April 2012.
(Posted by: Eveline Wuttke wuttke@em.uni-frankfurt.de)
Call for Papers: Educating the Adults
Issue topic of Studia paedagogica (17:1, 2012)
The Studia paedagogica is a scientific, peer reviewed, non-impact journal
issued by the Faculty of Arts of the Masaryk University. The Journal is
published in the Czech language. The monothematic issue of Studia paedagogica
entitled Educating the Adults presents an opportunity for various
levels of thinking about its topic. Educating the Adults primarily stands
for paying attention to those who provide or participate in this kind of
education in any possible way: adult educators such as lecturers, trainers,
consultants, counsellors and so forth. All contributions are subjected
to peer review based on which the editors will decide about acceptance
for publication. We welcome contributions in English. If accepted for full
publication, your texts will be translated into Czech. Editors, the chief
editor and a specialist translator are in charge of the translation.
Please send abstracts (200 to 400 words) by 15 November 2011 to
studiapaedagogica@phil.muni.cz.
The deadline for full texts is 15 January 2012. This issue of Studia paedagogica
will be published in June 2012. The chief editor of the issue is Petr Novotný.
For further information and detailed instructions for authors, please visit
http://www.phil.muni.cz/wupv/journal
.
(Posted by: Petr Novotný
novotny@phil.muni.cz)
National Pathways and European Dimensions of Trainers’
Professional Development
Edited by Simone R. Kirpal
This book comprises contributions that address the professional development
of training practitioners both in a national as well as European perspective.
It can be considered as being complementary to a number of European studies
and research and development projects carried out during the last years
to specifically address the situation of teachers and trainers in vocational
education and training. The motivation has been to foster the exchange
of national examples of good practice of the professional development of
trainers and to relate these national approaches to the broader European
perspective. Finally, emerging trends in the area of teaching and training
that will challenge trainers’ roles in the future present a key
topic that is being addressed from various perspectives.
Publication by Peter Lang 2011 (forthcoming!) ISBN 978-3-631-61181-4
(Posted by: Simone Kirpal skirpal@zes.uni-bremen.de)
Understanding Work-Based Learning
Edited by Simon Roodhouse and John Mumford
This book is for anyone who wants to understand work-based learning:
employees, employers, educationalists, policy makers and researchers. Based
on the British experience it explores ways employees have taken up university
learning opportunities and the problems encountered. It approaches
the subject from the perspective of the learner, drawing on case studies
to provide detailed insight. It argues that universities already have in
place much of the machinery needed to support learners who are in work:
they just don't make enough use of it. The argument is supported by a substantial
legacy of this kind of activity by universities. This is a book about seizing
opportunities.
In one volume, Understanding Work-Based Learning makes a valuable
contribution to current employer engagement and learner demand debates,
and provides first hand learner experiences to guide existing and potential
work based learners, employers, educationalists, policy makers, and researchers.
For more information, reviews and free chapter downloads visit:
www.gowerpublishing.com/isbn/9780566091971
(Contributed by: Simon Roodhouse simon@croodhouse.freeserve.co.uk)
New issue of RELA: "Professionalisation - the struggle within"
The central theme of the current issue of the European Journal for
Research on the Education and Learning of Adults (RELA) is "Professionalisation
- the struggle within". As pointed out in the editorial (Wolfgang Jütte,
Katherine Nicoll, Henning Salling Olesen), the professionalisation of the
field of adult and continuing education has been a source of intense debate
and controversy across Europe in the last few years. Particular issues
discussed in this context include professionalisation and quality management
(Regina Egetenmeyer, Bernd Käpplinger) and contradictions in adult
education structures and policies in Austria (Lorenz Lassnigg). The full
text of the current RELA issue (Volume 2 Number 1, April 2011) is available
online atwww.rela.ep.liu.se
(Based on ESREA newsletter No 3, June 2011 - Andreas
Fejes andreas.fejes@liu.se )
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: six 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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