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Direct linkSmith, Erica – International Journal of Training Research, 2012
This paper examines what is arguably the most important issue in qualitative research--access to willing participants--specifically in the context of companies. This is of considerable importance in vocational education and training (VET) as workplaces are the site of much VET activity. While research textbooks discuss many issues in research, few…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Research Methodology, Qualitative Research
Smith, Erica; Clayton, Berwyn – International Journal of Training Research, 2012
This paper is a preliminary investigation of the place that theory plays in vocational education and training (VET) research. Vocational education and training is an academic discipline, whose theory base has not previously been analysed in detail. The VET research community considers itself to be somewhat undervalued both by the broader education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Research, Theory Practice Relationship
Smith, Erica; Grace, Lauri – International Journal of Training Research, 2011
This paper uses data from a recent national project on workforce development for vocational education and training (VET) practitioners in the service skills sector to examine the issue of teaching qualifications for VET practitioners in Australia. Data on the level of qualifications is limited and incomplete (Mlotkowski & Guthrie, 2010) and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Educational Policy
Holden, Rick; Smith, Erica – International Journal of Training Research, 2009
The paper reports on a study examining the issues facing vocational education and training (VET) practitioners who aspire to undertake formal research and move towards publishing their research. Research participants were drawn from attendees at a publishing workshop that was mounted at the 2008 conference of the Australian Vocational Education…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Teacher Researchers, Educational Research, Problems
Simons, Michele; Smith, Erica – International Journal of Training Research, 2008
Much of the literature on Vocational Education and Training (VET) professional development for teachers and trainers in Australia has been descriptive, outlining the development, construction and outcomes of a range of initiatives or analysing the nature and extend of initial and on-going professional development for teacher sand trainers. There…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum, Preservice Teacher Education
Deissinger, Thomas; Smith, Erica; Pickersgill, Richard – International Journal of Training Research, 2006
This article explores some different ways of providing vocational qualifications, specifically for young people who do not go directly to university from school. The examples of Germany and Australia are discussed and show that historical, political, economic and social factors influence the preferred modes of training and their relative perceived…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
