The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training

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Chapter 1 Introduction to the Handbook: Vocational Education and Training (VET) Theory, Practice, and Policy for a Complex Field of Inquiry??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Structure of the Book

Toward a Prospective VET Research Agenda

References

Part I VET as an Evolving Concept

Chapter 2 VET, Expertise, and Work: Situating the Challenge for the Twenty-First Century????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Introduction

The Continuing Power of the Retrospective Skills-Based Approach to VET

Continuity and Change in the Work Process

Conceptualizing Expertise

A Potential Framework to Develop Expertise in VET

References

Chapter 3 Vocational Education and the Individual

Introduction

Some Premises

Institutional Origins of Vocational Education Systems

Purposes of Vocational Education

Personal and Social Dimensions of Educational Purposes

Processes of Vocational Education and Training

Vocational Education Curriculum Development, Enactment, and Experiencing

Conclusion

References

Chapter 4 VET, HRD, and Workplace Learning: Where to From Here???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Introduction

Developments Since the Second Half of the Twentieth Century That Have Significantly Affected VET

Competency-Based Training (CBT)

Effects of Neoliberal Economic Agendas

Workplace Learning Research—A Late Twentieth-Century Development With Strong Significance for VET

Implications of Workplace Learning Research Findings for Contemporary VET

References

Chapter 5 Does Vocational Education Still Need the Concept of Occupation?

Introduction

Socioeconomic Change and Implications for the Relevance of Occupation

Changing Relationship Between Occupation and Forms of Skill Formation

Conclusion

References

Chapter 6 Knowledge, Competence, and Vocational Education

Introduction

Bernstein’s Theory of Knowledge

How CBE/CBT Excludes Students From Access to Knowledge

The Move to CBE and Learning Outcomes in North America

Conclusion

References

Part II The Political Economy of VET

Chapter 7 Political Economy of Vocational Education and Training

Introduction

Human Capital Theory

Labor Demand and VET

Institutions and VET

Understanding Change

New Directions: Capabilities, Vocational Streams, and Adaptive Capacity

Conclusion

References

Chapter 8 The Politics of Vocational Training: Theories, Typologies, and Public Policies

Introduction

Conclusion

References

Chapter 9 The Industrial Relations of Training and Development

Introduction

Market Failure and the Regulation of Training and Development: Situating Industrial Relations

Industrial Relations and Training in Britain: Toward a New and Modern Role for Trade Unions

The Industrial Relations of Training in Comparative Perspective: European Developments

Conclusions

References

Chapter 10 Measuring Performance in Vocational Education and Training and the Employer’s Decision to Invest in Workplace Training

Introduction

Why Employers Invest in Training

Measuring the Performance of Workplace Training

How Firms Can Moderate the Performance Effects of Workplace Training

Conclusions

References

Chapter 11 Excluded Within the Inclusive Institution: The Case of Low-Skilled, Low-Wage Security Employees

Introduction

Low-Wage Workers as “Stakeholders” in the Developmental State

Lack of Access to Skills-Upgrading Opportunities

Failed Attempts to Raise the Skills and Wages of the Security Sector

Conclusion

References

Part III Arrangements for VET

Chapter 12 The Contested Evolution and Future of Vocational Education in the United States

Introduction

Historical Context

Expansion of Vocational Education to the Postsecondary Level

Expanding Access to Postsecondary Vocational Education

The Contemporary Conversation About Vocational Education

The Newest Reform: Career Pathways

Concluding Remarks

References

Chapter 13 The Future of Vocational Education in Canadian Secondary Schools

Introduction

Jurisdictional Tensions in the Governance of Education and Training

The Development of High Schools

Preparing Youth for Work: Conceptions of Vocational Education

New Vocationalism, Unified Curriculum, and Hybrid Qualifications

New Vocationalism in Canadian Schools?

Challenges and Promising Approaches in Secondary School Reform

Conclusion and Recommendations

References

Chapter 14 The Interrelation of General Education and VET: Understandings, Functions, and Pedagogy

Introduction

General Education and General Subjects in Danish VET

EUX—A New Understanding of General Education?

The Functions of General Education in Relation to the Main Challenges in VET

The Pedagogy of Integrating General Education and VET

Concluding Remarks

References

Chapter 15 The Sustainability of the Dual System Approach to VET

Introduction

The Cultural Imprints of VET in Germany: Dualization and Vocationalization of Apprenticeships as Parallel Historical Processes

Working Principles and Structural Facets of the Dual System in Germany

Sustainability of the Dual Training Approach in the Context of Academization

Comparative Perspective

Conclusion

References

Chapter 16 Duality and Learning Fields in Vocational Education and Training: Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Assessment

Introduction

The Concept of Duality in Germany VET

Influences on the Development of VET Pedagogy and Assessment

Pedagogy and Curriculum

VET Assessment

Looking Ahead

References

Chapter 17 VET Teachers and Trainers

Introduction

Working for the Poor Relation

VET Teachers and Trainers and Their Relationship to Economic Demands

The VET Workforce

Training and Professionalism

Teacher Education for VET

Context and Former Role

Conclusion

References

Part IV VET as a Developing Practice

Chapter 18 The Learning Potential of Boundary Crossing in the Vocational Curriculum

Discrepancies, Transfer, and Boundary Crossing

Boundary Crossing: A Theoretical Framework

Learning Mechanisms at Stake in Boundary Crossing

Boundary Crossing: Empirical Examples

Boundary Analysis as a Heuristic Toward Curriculum Redesign

Discussion

References

Chapter 19 Designing Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments in Vocational Education and Training

Introduction

Potential of TELEs in VET: A Connectivity and Boundary-Crossing Perspective

Applications of TELEs in VET: Tools to Integrate Learning and Teaching Across Different Learning Settings

Digital Simulations

Research and Future Directions for TELEs in VET

References

Chapter 20 VET as Lifelong Learning: Engagement With Distributed Knowledge in Software Engineering

Introduction

Epistemic Practices and Objects in Professional Learning

Software Engineers Learning With Distributed Knowledge: Case Studies in Higher Education and Work

Engineering Students’ Learning

Early?Career Engineers’ Learning

Conclusion

Note

References

Chapter 21 Innovative Work-Based Learning for Responsive Vocational Education and Training (VET): Lessons From Dutch Higher VET

Introduction

The Dutch Vocational Education System

The Role of Work?Based Learning in Regional Innovation

Innovative Work?Based Learning in Practice: The Thermion Case

Lessons for Organizing Responsive VET

References

Chapter 22 Capturing the Elusive: How Vocational Teachers Develop and Sustain Their Expertise

Introduction

The Development of Expertise and the Nature of Vocational Knowledge

Researching the Development of Vocational Expertise

Developing Expertise Through Teaching Observations

Learning Through the Observation Process: The Feedback Discussion

Examining How Vocational Teachers Maintain and Refresh Occupational Expertise

Codifying and Transporting Vocational Knowledge and Expertise

Discussion

Concluding Remarks

References

Part V Challenges for VET

Chapter 23 The Challenges VET Faces Through Its Intersection With Social Class, Gender, Ethnicity, and Race

Introduction

Understanding Inequalities Through a Comparative Life Transitions Approach

Agency at the Intersection of System?Worlds and Life?Worlds

What Is It Possible to Change Through Institutions of Vocational Education and Training?

Conclusion

References

Chapter 24 The Contribution of Vocational Education and Training in Skilling India

Introduction

Historical Milestones of VET in India

Vocational Training Institutions in India’s Education System

Policy Approach for Vocational Education and Training

Challenges and Opportunities for VET and Skill Development in India

Conclusions

References

Chapter 25 Vocational Education and Training in Economic Transformation in China

Introduction

The Structure of VET in China

Vocational Training

Economic Transformation and the Challenges for VET

Political Measures in VET During Economic Transformation

Changes to the Private Return to VET

Problems Facing China’s VET System

Research on VET in China

Conclusion

References

Chapter 26 Working with Historical, Cultural, and Economic Logics: The Case of Vocational Training in Argentina

Introduction

The Competing Logics of VT

Historical Milestones in VET and VT in Argentina

Reconfiguration of Stakeholders and Their Conceptions About VT Policies

Conclusion

References

Chapter 27 The Evolution of Learning Regions: Lessons From Economic Geography for the Development of VET

Introduction

Learning Regions

Path Dependency, Relational Variety, and Regional Branching

Using an LR Approach to Critique VET and Skills Policy in the United Kingdom

Conclusions

References

Index

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