JVET 2019: JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
PROGRAM

Days: Friday, June 28th Saturday, June 29th Sunday, June 30th

Friday, June 28th

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13:30-14:45 Session 2: Plenary 1

Plenary session - Stephanie Allais:TVET in African Countries- Why is sytematic reform so hard?

13:30
TVET in African Countries: why is systematic reform so hard? (abstract)
14:55-16:25 Session 3A: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 1
14:55
‘The conduct of conduct’ of vocational teachers: Governmentality and teacher professionalism in VET (abstract)
15:25
Understanding English FE professionalism as a strategic action field (abstract)
15:55
‘Anti-intellectualism’ in the VET sector in Australia: Manifestations and explanations (abstract)
14:55-16:25 Session 3B: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 2
14:55
Can human capital be supplied as a club good? An analysis of apprenticeship under-investment in advanced manufacturing, England (abstract)
15:25
The ‘truth’ behind dual apprenticeship: looking at its cultural foundations (abstract)
15:55
Apprenticeship Practice in England: New roles and professional formation (abstract)
14:55-16:25 Session 3C: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 3
14:55
Researching characteristics of outstanding leadership and governance in vocational education using Q-method: findings from England, India and South Africa (abstract)
15:25
Governing for quality and social justice: the processes and practices of governing in UK further education colleges (abstract)
14:55-16:25 Session 3D: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 4
14:55
Learning Outcomes for Credit Transfer in VET and Higher Education: International Policy Considerations and Conflictions (abstract)
15:25
Learning to think alike: Using Sociocultural Discourse Analysis to explore examiners’ standardised professional discourse (abstract)
15:55
Setting and maintaining standards in Applied General and Tech Level qualifications in England: what can we learn from empirical evidence? (abstract)
14:55-16:25 Session 3E: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 5
14:55
Embodied Learning in Vocational Education and Training (abstract)
15:25
The Story of Distrust in Further Education: the role of narrative identity, positionality and metamorphosis in the construction of an authentic self (abstract)
15:55
Digital poverty and vocational education (abstract)
14:55-16:25 Session 3F: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 6
14:55
Transition from lower secondary school to vocational education (abstract)
15:25
How do vocational qualifications fit into students’ programmes of study following recent governmental reforms to 14–18 education? (abstract)
15:55
‘Jumping through hoops’: UCAS, BTEC and barriers to university entry and success. (abstract)
14:55-16:25 Session 3G: Paper Session
Location: Pusey Room
14:55
Learning For Work: A Survey Among Engineering Associate Professionals In The Construction Industry (abstract)
15:25
Training strategies of German companies in India, China and Mexico: a qualitative analysis involving 103 subsidiaries (abstract)
14:55-16:25 Session 3H: Paper Session
14:55
Task Composition and Vocational Education and Training – A Firm Level Perspective (abstract)
15:25
Amateurs, apprenticeships and college education: The teaching and learning of classical guitar makers in post-war Britain. (abstract)
16:45-18:15 Session 4A: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 1
16:45
Vocational teachers in Sweden and Finland – a comparative study on their educational pathways (abstract)
17:15
Development of an innovative programme: ‘Master of Education for Vocational Education and Training’ (abstract)
17:45
Video-based competence assessment in the vocational teacher training course in metal technology (abstract)
16:45-18:15 Session 4B: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 2
16:45
The impact of digital innovation on education, training and skills - some initial thoughts (abstract)
17:15
The Fourth Industrial Revolution - Implications for VET (abstract)
17:45
How digitization affects professions – a closer look at two different occupations (abstract)
16:45-18:15 Session 4C: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 3
16:45
Assembling Apprenticeship in Aotearoa (abstract)
17:15
Understanding apprenticeships in Europe. A new conceptual framework for the changing notion of apprenticeship (abstract)
17:45
The social status of apprenticeships: Retail and bricklaying apprentices’ construction of valuable occupational identities. (abstract)
16:45-18:15 Session 4D: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 4
16:45
The effects of neoliberalism on the agency of vocational students in China (abstract)
17:15
VET, democracy and philanthropy: exercising ministerial responsibility (abstract)
17:45
Sustaining the neoliberal ideology: modes of regulation, control and evaluation in FE inspection policy (abstract)
16:45-18:15 Session 4E: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 5
16:45
Typical education histories and career paths – competition and complementarity between vocationally and academically qualified employees (abstract)
17:15
Agency versus structure: TVET college students talking about their career choices (abstract)
17:45
How rational is occupational choice? – Or: Do market conditions contribute to expectancy beliefs? (abstract)
16:45-18:15 Session 4F: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 6
16:45
Shifting perspectives: A realistic approach to integrate work-based learning and college-based learning (abstract)
17:15
Developing technical/disciplinary knowledge: the case of project-based learning in engineering (abstract)
16:45-18:15 Session 4G: Paper Session
Location: Pusey Room
16:45
TEACHER TEAM DEVELOPMENT IN THE VET-SECTOR. Towards team-oriented HRM in VET institutions. (abstract)
17:15
A socio-technical approach to dealing with heterogeneity in the vocational classroom: the Teachers' Diagnostic Support System (TDSS) (abstract)
17:45
Developing competencies in VET teachers in Vietnam (abstract)
16:45-18:15 Session 4H: Paper Session
16:45
Vocational education and training (VET) policy in four European countries (abstract)
17:15
Differences in getting access to the field as an expression of different VET cultures in England and Germany – results from an ethnographic comparative study (abstract)
17:45
Pedagogical Convergence Across Borders: an analysis of the impact of international standardisation and regulation on aircraft apprenticeships in England and Germany. (abstract)
Saturday, June 29th

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09:15-10:45 Session 6A: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 1
09:15
Praxis and phronesis in further education; uncovering the scholarship of further education lecturers. (abstract)
09:45
Conditions for Instructor Professional Learning in Vocational and Professional Education in Western Canada (abstract)
10:15
Is the whole more than the sum of its parts? Interrogating the reductionist approach to find new ways of conceptualising ‘good’ VET teaching. (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 6B: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 2
09:15
Inclusion in Germany’s dual system of VET (abstract)
09:45
Increasing female participation in IT Apprenticeships in Ireland (abstract)
10:15
Apprentice to Artisan: Trials and tribulations of apprentices in a dual system apprenticeship programme in South Africa (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 6C: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 3
09:15
Exploring internal assessment in national technical and vocational qualifications (abstract)
09:45
Empirical comparability study of paper and computer vocational examinations (abstract)
10:15
Work-based Assessment for Catalysing Continuous Professional Learning of Aspiring Freelance Adult Educators (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 6D: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 4
09:15
Policy waves in mathematics for vocational education and training (abstract)
09:45
Educating for dynamic vocations: designing responsive VET (abstract)
10:15
Identifying the vocational curriculum via knowledgeable practice (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 6E: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 5
09:15
Bridge for those who were left behind: success and limitations of a Hungarian VET program (abstract)
09:45
Networks and support in low-threshold Swiss VET programs’ premature interruptions (abstract)
10:15
Responsibility, Initiative and Trust – VET in the Swiss telecommunication industry (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 6F: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 6
09:15
Vocational Education and Training: Diversion or Safety Net? A Comparative Study of Four Vocational Education Systems in Central Europe (abstract)
09:45
Great expectations - The effect of future returns and opportunity costs on separations in dual VET in Germany (abstract)
10:15
Is there a need for a ‘third route’ in post-16 education in England? (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 6G: Paper Session
Location: Pusey Room
09:15
Neo-Corporatism in a Voluntaristic System: Vocational Education and Training and the Swiss Organisations of the World of Work (abstract)
09:45
The expansion of apprenticeship systems in the G20 countries: What is happening and will it be successful? (abstract)
10:15
Bringing the apprentice voice into debates on policy and practice: A recent doctoral research project using qualitative methods (abstract)
09:15-10:45 Session 6H: Paper Session
09:15
The Contribution of Vocational Skills Development to inclusive Industrial growth and Transformation: An analysis of the South African Clothing, Textile Footwear and Leather Industry (abstract)
09:45
Examining the contribution of vocational programmes to inclusive industrial growth and transformation - a case study of automotive sector in South Africa (abstract)
10:15
Vocational Education and Training and African Development: Towards VET Africa 4.0 (abstract)
11:15-12:30 Session 7: Plenary

Alison Wolf: VET in an age of mass higher education

Chair:
11:15
VET in an age of mass higher education (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 8A: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 1
13:45
Learning to mediate: the role of the employer in shaping the development of recently qualified in-service teachers in English VET (abstract)
14:15
The Second Apprenticeship: Learning and Identity in the Transition from Tradesperson to Teacher (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 8B: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 2
13:45
A role for colleges in higher level vocational? The impact of different policy contexts in England & Scotland (abstract)
14:15
Using the capabilities approach to think about public vocational education institutions (abstract)
14:45
A role for colleges in restructuring occupational knowledge (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 8C: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 3
13:45
An innovative approach in higher education: Preparation for employment at the National Software Academy, Wales (abstract)
14:15
The Value of Sub-bachelor Degree Qualifications in Vocational Institutions in the UK and Australia (abstract)
14:45
Higher vocational education – what does it mean for vocational education? (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 8D: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 4
13:45
Investigating Goals, Achievements, Resources, and Challenges of TVET in Australia, England, and Taiwan: A Quantitative Analysis (abstract)
14:15
Ten years of training markets in Australia: What has been the impact on young peoples’ opportunities? (abstract)
14:45
Aligning Vocational Curriculum with Current Industry Practices: How this differs for Regulated, Accredited and Unregulated Programs in Ontario, Canada (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 8E: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 5
13:45
Should the Market Coordinate the Supply and Demand of Skills? A Realist Evaluation of the Market Model of Skill Formation in Chile (abstract)
14:15
'El baile de los que sobran': Chilean vocational education and the reproduction of neoliberal identities (abstract)
14:45
Critical Analysis of Vocational Education Policy in Israel (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 8F: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 6
13:45
VET, Expertise and Work: from a retrospective to prospective perspective (abstract)
14:15
‘Signs of the times – Reviewing a decade of postgraduate TVET research in South Africa’ (abstract)
14:45
Reimagining the institutionalization of technical and vocational education in Australia (abstract)
13:45-15:15 Session 8G: Paper Session
Location: Pusey Room
13:45
Missing the Target? Predicting NEET status and the risks of early intervention for vulnerable young people (abstract)
14:15
Digital technology and the development of professional identity by VET teachers in training (abstract)
15:45-17:15 Session 9A: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 1
15:45
How to professionalize teachers and trainers in the context of " Vocational Education and Training for Sustainable Development (VET-ESD)"? (abstract)
16:15
Subject-specialist pedagogy and the failure of policy in English Further Education (abstract)
16:45
The role of ‘tacit pedagogy’ in practice-based learning and innovation in one FE college workplace: the importance of informal interactions within and beyond specialist teaching teams. (abstract)
15:45-17:15 Session 9B: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 2
15:45
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's Integrated Development of Vocational Education:Challenges and Opportunities (abstract)
16:15
The Brazilian Federal VET network: building the first steps towards internationalization (abstract)
15:45-17:15 Session 9C: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 3
15:45
DEVELOPING COMPETENCIES IN VET TEACHERS OF VIETNAM (abstract)
16:15
A political economy of TVET professionalisation: A case study of chefs at a Canadian polytechnic (abstract)
16:45
Using cultural-historical activity theory to study the professionalisation of policing. Towards a framework for professional practice. (abstract)
15:45-17:15 Session 9D: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 4
15:45
How can VET close the gender gap and address other inequalities? (abstract)
16:15
Indigenous Education and Reconciliation in Canada (abstract)
16:45
Inclusive vocational education and situation definition (abstract)
15:45-17:15 Session 9E: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 5
15:45
Spatial stories of im/possibility: Undergraduate experiences of college-based Higher Education (abstract)
16:15
Female Participation in Vocational and Higher Education Programs for Software Engineering: Much Room for Improvement (abstract)
16:45
Insights, risks and limitations: using an ideographic data collection technique to understand non-normative, vocational career routes in education. (abstract)
15:45-17:15 Session 9F: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 6
15:45
Occupational qualifications for trades in South Africa: the elusive quest to connect education and work (abstract)
16:15
Recontextualizing Fields in Vocational and Professional Education (abstract)
16:45
Exploring the complexities of workplace knowledge: the case of RPL (APEL) (abstract)
15:45-17:15 Session 9G: Paper Session
Location: Pusey Room
15:45
The Effects of Praise for Intelligence on Students at Risk in Vocational Education (abstract)
16:15
Understanding the Experience of International Community-College Graduates Seeking Employment and Residency in Canada: A Bourdieusian Approach (abstract)
16:45
‘Achieving Skills’? Discourses of employability and exclusion on an employability programme for pre-vocational learners (abstract)
15:45-17:15 Session 9H: Paper Session
15:45
The role of education and training in the development of technical elites (abstract)
16:15
“You just do what you want to do”: Archives of experience and selecting higher vocational education in Australia (abstract)
Sunday, June 30th

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09:30-11:00 Session 11A: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 1
09:30
VET-teachers` professional development in assessment for learning (abstract)
10:00
Reflection of teachers and in-company trainers in vocational education and training (abstract)
09:30-11:00 Session 11B: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 2
09:30
Lived livelihoods: Vocational education advancing entrepreneurial livelihoods (abstract)
10:00
Viewing pathways through bifocals. The link between educational and occupational levels in selected fields in Canada (abstract)
09:30-11:00 Session 11C: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 3
09:30
Careers Colleges and the strategy of vocational enhancement – emergent curriculum models (abstract)
10:00
Factors Influencing Life and Career Skills Development among young people studying Vocational Education and Training (VET) at school. (abstract)
10:30
Paths in Education: choices made between vocational and academic courses among 16 -19 year olds. (abstract)
09:30-11:00 Session 11D: Paper Session
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Location: Seminar Room 4
09:30
Learning from life: VET student “voices” towards a humanising vocational pedagogy (abstract)
10:00
General Studies in Technical Colleges (Ministry of Education: 1962) (abstract)
10:30
The experiences of teachers of Liberal Studies and General Studies in English technical and further education colleges (abstract)
09:30-11:00 Session 11E: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 5
09:30
A strong structurational approach to understanding the marginalisation of informal apprentices in Ghana’s VET system (abstract)
10:00
Pride And Prospects: Promoting more sustainable and socially just transitions through vocational education for low-attaining young people (abstract)
10:30
Through the Aspirations Window: A capabilities-social justice lens for framing TVET learners’ aspirations (abstract)
09:30-11:00 Session 11F: Paper Session
Location: Seminar Room 6
09:30
The impact of the apprenticeship levy (abstract)
10:00
Why is the employment outcome of vocationally training youths so poor in Punjab and Haryana, India? (abstract)
10:30
Framing a Sustainability lens on VET: an Absence and Emergence Laminated System Analysis (abstract)
09:30-11:00 Session 11G: Paper Session
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Location: Pusey Room
09:30
Former YTS trainees’ historical experiences of the Youth Training Scheme (abstract)
10:00
Policies, Values and Offa’s Dyke: a relational approach to FE and Skills in Wales (abstract)