Call for papers
Opening and extending vocational education
VET & Culture workshop, Zurich, 17.-18. September 2018
The VET & Culture workshop 2018 combines perspectives of
- a historising dimension on vocational education,
- an open understanding of vocational education including higher education, further and adult education, and
- informal and non-formal aspects of the education system.
We consider that apprenticeship and VET are distinct approaches towards initial education that have been opened and extended to various directions over time: Higher education took on vocational education models. Vice versa, vocational education development tends to adopt to structures of higher education. Privatisation and marketisation have emerged as well as utilitarian approaches towards labour market skills. Informal learning and recognition of competences have widened the perspectives on vocational education. In this workshop, we will discuss the variety of opening and extending tendencies within vocational education and their effects. Presentations will alternate with round tables combined with a planned field visit.
Call for contributions and participation
Contributions should have the following sections, max. 1 A4 sheet:
– Name and Institution
– Title
– Type: 1) classic: 20 min presentation + 20 min discussion, 2) round table: 5 min thesis and argumentation + 35 min discussion, 3) hands-on: 5 min introduction + 35 min workshop type of producing, working, thinking together
– Preferred section: 1) a historising dimension on vocational education, 2) an open
understanding of vocational education including higher education, further and adult
education, and 3) informal and non-formal aspects of the education system.
– Content (main topic, argument, reason)
We ask for contributions for the sessions planned during our workshop until 30. April 2018 to Philipp Eigenmann (peigenmann@ife.uzh.ch). Please also indicate if you plan to participate without a contribution.
We will give you feed-back of acceptance during the second week of May.
Due to logistic reasons and as we plan a workshop type of meeting, we have only a limited number of places available.
For more information visit: http://www.ife.uzh.ch/de/veranstaltungen/vet_culture.html
Prof. Dr. Philipp Gonon (University of Zurich), Prof. Dr. Markus Weil (FHNW School of Education), and Dr. Philipp Eigenmann (University of Zurich)
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Dear collegues, dear friends,
We would like to invite and welcome you to the next VET & Culture event in Zurich, Switzerland 2018. In our program we will include a site visit and colloquium in the Office of the Swiss Assocation of Adult and Further Education (SVEB).
Please save the date (17.-18.9.2018)
Zurich, for the organizing team
Philipp Gonon, Institute of Education, University of Zurich
VET & Culture workshop – Opening and extending vocational education
The VET&Culture workshop 2018 will be hosted at the University of Zurich, 17.-18. September 2018.
This workshop combines perspectives of
1) a historising dimension on vocational education,
2) an open understanding of vocational education including higher education, further and adult education, and
3) informal and non-formal aspects of the education system.
We consider that apprenticeship and VET are distinct approaches towards initial education that have been opened and extended to various directions over time: Higher education took on vocational education models. Vice versa, vocational education development tends to adopt to structures of higher education. Privatisation and marketisation have emerged as well as utilitarian approaches towards labour market skills. Informal learning and recognition of competences have widened the perspectives on vocational education. In this workshop, we will discuss the variety of opening and extending tendencies within vocational education. Presentations will alternate with round tables combined with a planned field visit.
Prof. Dr. Philipp Gonon
Professur für Berufsbildung
Universität Zürich
Kantonsschulstrasse 3
CH-8001 Zürich
044 634 66 13 (Sekretariat)
044 634 66 14
gonon(at)ife.uzh.ch
Photo: UZH
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