European research networks

European research networks in vocational education and training

An analysis of participation and network relations (*)

Sabine Manning, Research Forum WIFO Berlin (sm@wifo-gate.org) and
Stephan Manning, Free University Berlin (manning@wiwiss.fu-berlin.de)

>>> Download complete analysis in PDF

>>> See follow-up study by Stephan Manning on research networks (details below)
>>> See also parallel analysis of research themes
>>> Latest update: Article by Stephan Manning in "Human Relations" 2010 (details below)

[Introduction] [Sections/ Figures] [Guide to network analysis (PDF)] [Annex]

Research Forum WIFO

WIFO Gate
Networks

Sections (with introductions)	Figures (medium size with text/ large size without text)
Overview of networks [Intro]	1 Networks: Composition (medium+text/ large) 2 Networks: Participation by country (medium+text/ large)
Project partnerships [Intro]	3 Projects by programme and duration (medium+text/ large) 4 Project participation networks: 1995-1997 (medium+text/ large) 5 Project participation networks: 1997-2000 (medium+text/ large) 6 Project participation networks: 2000-2003 (medium+text/ large)
CEDRA (CEDEFOP Research Arena) [Intro]	7 CEDRA participants: Composition (medium+text/ large) 8 CEDRA participants across Europe (medium+text/ large) 9 CEDRA participation network (medium+text/ large) 10 CEDRA authors across Europe (medium+text/ large) 11 CEDRA co-authorship network (medium+text/ large) 12 Project representation in CEDRA (medium+text/ large)
VETNET (Vocational Education and Training Network) [Intro]	13 Frequency of ECER/ VETNET participation (medium+text/ large) 14 Composition of ECER/ VETNET participants (medium+text/ large) 15 ECER/ VETNET participants across Europe (medium+text/ large) 16 ECER/ VETNET participants by country group (medium+text/ large)
Co-authorships [Intro]	17 Authorship of articles (medium+text/ large) 18 Co-authorship of articles by country (medium+text/ large) 19 Transnational co-authorships by theme (medium+text/ large) 20 Transnational co-authorships by country (medium+text/ large) 21 Transnational co-author teams (medium+text/ large)
Conclusion on networks [Intro]	22 Core participants in networks (medium+text/ large) 23 Communication across networks (medium+text/ large)

(*) Presentation at the international conference "New learning cultures for competence development - European perspectives" organised by QUEM (German competence development research programme) in collaboration with CEDEFOP (European centre for the development of vocational training) in Berlin, 3 - 5 December 2003. Extended version: January 2004

Follow-up study by Stephan Manning (2004): How Project Networks Develop (Through) Collaborative Paths: The Case of European Education Research. Paper Presented at the 20th EGOS Colloquium, Ljubljana. Download PDF.

Article by Stephan Manning (2010): The strategic formation of project networks: A relational practice perspective. In Human Relations (SAGE) 2010 (forthcoming).