VET Boost : : towards a theory of professional competencies : essays in honor of Frank Achtenhagen / / edited by Fritz Oser [and three others].

• TeilnehmendeR: Oser, Fritz,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam ;, Boston ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The themes of the different papers in this book are related to five major areas of research. First, the book presents the work on a large-scale assessment in vocational and occupational education and training. Reason was the work of Frank Achtenhagen and his colleagues on the preparation of a VET-PISA which started in 2004 which has now become more and more a concrete program. The contributions to this part of the book contain a project description and profound presentations and discussions of measurement and evaluation problems. It reflects also the work of Achtenhagen with respect to item response theory, measurement and testing. The second part of this book presents a unique endeavour of promoting VET research: The Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (OPET) initiated a program of Leading Houses of VET which are dedicated to different important research topics. This program might serve as example for comparable approaches in other countries. The third part highlights central issues of research on learning processes, curriculum theory and the use of technology. Here the work of Achtenhagen on competence-profile modelling, competence measurement and instructional and curriculum designing is touched. The fourth part stresses social and emotional learning as important aspects of VET learning. The fifth part considers the political and institutional dimensions of VET research which have to be taken into account when an international large-scale assessment of VET shall be getting started. Achtenhagen’s work on learning at work, leaning in economics and learning under the conditions of institutional modelling are discussed. The whole book is a collection of central issues around a field that is not yet taken enough into consideration in educational research, but pushed and supported by Frank Achtenhagen: VET research. He belongs to the founding fathers of it, and this is why precisely the book reflects new trends and new concepts with respect to the question “What can we, educational psychologists and educational researchers, learn from a rich and central research field.”.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Fritz Oser , Ursula Renold , Ernst G. John , Esther Winther and Susanne Weber -- International Large-Scale Assessment on Vocational and Occupational Education and Training / Martin Baethge , Lena Arends and Esther Winther -- International Comparisons: Strengths and Weaknesses and How to Overcome the Weaknesses / Jürgen Baumert -- Reflections on the Assessment of Job Performance and Competence / Richard J. Shavelson -- Do High-stakes Tests of Academic Achievement Limit Economic Development? The Beginning of a Long-term Natural Longitudinal Study / David C. Berliner -- Reconciling the ‘Sacred’ and the ‘Profane’ in Developing and Assessing Competence / John Stevenson -- Developing Sustainable VET/PET Research in Switzerland – An Appraoch Combining Research, Policymaking and Practice / Ursula Renold -- When the Food Goes to the Horses / Fritz Oser and Sarah Heinzer -- The Swiss Leading House on Economics of Education, Firm Behaviour and Training Policies / Uschi Backes-Gellner and Johannes Mure -- Economics of Education – Transitions, Skills and Labour Market / Jean-Marc Falter , Yves Flückiger and José Ramirez -- (In-)Visible Differences: On the Modelling and Validation of Competence Profiles / Albert Düggeli , Sarah Heinzer , Fritz Oser and Gian-Paolo Curcio -- Fostering Learning Competencies in Vocational Education / Astrid Elke , Sandra Grieder , Corinne Tiaden , Gerhard Steiner , Christoph Metzger , Charlotte Nüesch , Fredi Büchel , Jean-Louis Berger and Nadine Kipfer -- Competency as a Blurred Category in Curriculum Theory / Walter Doyle -- Making Contemporary Knowledge Shareable and Useable in Teacher Education: Technology and Media Tools to Transform Teaching and Learning / James W. Pellegrino , Susan R. Goldman , Kimberly Lawless and Matthew Brown -- The Effectiveness of Learning Environments or About the Difficulties to Compare Apples and Oranges / Esther Winther -- The Systematic Development of Competence-Based Curricula in Vocational Education and Training / Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer -- Granting Time – Restricting Time – Wasting Time? Subtle Patterns in Vocational Schooling / Detlef Sembill and Kristina Dreyer -- Assistant for Instructional Design (AID): Development and Validation / Josephine P. van Meer , Gerard. J. Veldhuis , Martijn L. van Emmerik and Nicolet C. M. Theunissen -- Emotional Experience and Learning Motivation / Andreas Krapp -- Social Networks and Career Development: A Case Study in a Consulting Company / Erno Lehtinen and Tuire Palonen -- Fit – Fit for Business, Fit for Life: A Problem-Based Learning Module / Susanne Weber , Karin Heinrichs , Verena Mayer , Stephanie Starke and Sandra Trost -- The Art and Skill of Engraving: Craftsmanship and the Evolution of Knowing and Technologies / Åsa Mäkitalo , Christer Carlsson and Roger Säljö -- Teacher Education and Technology: A Look at Current Practice and Why There is Still Much Left To Do / James W. Pellegrino , Susan R. Goldman and Kimberly Lawless -- To Learn Makes People Grow Large and Strong – Developing Trends in Gainful Occupation, Learning Competence and Social Inclusion in an International Perspective / Friedrich Buttler -- Economics of Education – Transition, Skills and Labour Market / M. Reenalda , W. J. Nijhof , R. J. Veldkamp-De Jong and B. P. Veldkamp -- Policy Learning and Outcome Orientation in Austrian VET – Theoretical and Empirical Explorations / Lorenz Lassnigg -- In Search for Flexible Expertise as a Source for Firm Viability / Loek F.M. Nieuwenhuis and Alan Brown -- Learning in Working Life – Work Integrated Learning as a Way to Develop Competence at Work / Per-Olof Thång -- List of Authors / Fritz Oser , Ursula Renold , Ernst G. John , Esther Winther and Susanne Weber -- Frank Achtenhagen / Fritz Oser , Ursula Renold , Ernst G. John , Esther Winther and Susanne Weber.