Vocational training European Journal N°16 January - April 1999

Cedefop — European Centre For The Development Of Vocational Training

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• Publié par: CEDEFOP-EUROPEAN-CENTRE-FOR-THE-DEVELOPMENT-OF-VOCATIONAL-TRAINING
• Nombre de lectures: 13
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 13 Mo

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VOCATIONA L
No 16
Europea n Journa January-April 1999/I
ISSN 0378-5068
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Anticipating
and developing
competences
* in enterprises
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Learning through mobility
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A Nordic approach
to helping
school "drop-outs"
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Over-and
under-education
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Debate-Diplomas
and the labour market
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CEDEFOP
Editor: Steve Bainbridge European Centre
for the Development
of Vocational Training
Editorial committee:
Marinou Antipa 12
GR ­ 57001 Thessalonica
Chairman: (Thermi)
Jean François Germe Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM),
France Tel: 30­31+490 111
Fax: 102
Matéo Alai uf Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium E­niail:
Tina Bertzeletou CEDEFOP info ©cedefop.gr
Hilary Steedmann National Institute of Economic and Social Research, Internet:
London, Great Britain http://ivww.cedefop.gr
Gunnar Eliasson The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
Alain d'Iribarne Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail
(LEST­CNRS), France
Arndt Sorge Humboldt­Universität Berlin, Germany
Reinhard Zedier Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln, Germany
Jordi Planas CEDEFOP
Manfred Tessaring P
Sergio Bruno Università di Roma, Italy
Published under the responsibility of: The contributions were received on
Johan van Rens, Director or before 01.03.1999
Stavros Stavrou, Deputy Director
CEDEFOP assists the European
Reproduction is authorized, except for Commission in encouraging, at
Community level, the promotion Technical production, coordination: commercial purposes, provided that the
and development of vocational Bernd Möhlmann source is indicated
education and training, through
exchanges of information and the
comparison of experience on is­ Responsible for translation: David Crabbe Catalogue number:
sues of common interest to the HX­AA­99­OOl­EN­C
Member States.
Layout: Werbeagentur Zühlke Scholz &
CEDEFOP is a link between re­ Partner GmbH, Berlin Printed in Belgium, 1999
search, policy and practice by
helping policy­makers and practi­
Cover: Rudolf J. Schmitt, Berlin This publication appears three times a tioners, at all levels in the Euro­
pean Union, to have a clearer un­ Foto: Hewlett Packard year in Spanish, German. English and
derstanding of developments in French
vocational education and training
Technical production on DTP: and so help them draw conclu­
sions for future action. It stimu­ Axel Hunstock, Berlin
lates scientists and researchers to
identify trends and future ques­
tions.
The opinions expressed by the authors do not necessarily reflect the
CEDEFOP's Management Board position of CEDEFOP. The European Vocational Training Journal gives
has agreed a set of medium­term
protagonists the opportunity to present analyses and various, at times, priorities for the period 1997­
2000. They outline three themes contradictory points of view. The Journal wishes to contribute to critical
that provide the focus of debate on the future of vocational training at a European level.
CEDEFOP's activities:
Q promoting competences and
lifelong learning;
□ monitoring developments in
vocational education and training
in the Member States; and
Λ serving European mobility and Interested in writing an article ... see page 90 exchanges.
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Anew
European journal:
the case for change
There is a saying in English, "If it isn't analyses, the quality of the arguments, and
broken, don't fix it!". The European Jour­ indeed the clarity of the writing itself. It
nal for Vocational Training is certainly not also considered the developments taking
broken. It enjoys a high circulation with place in the field of vocational education
and training and the sources of future jour­subscribers in all EU iMember States rang­
nal articles. ing from European institutions, through
universities and research institutes to train­
ing organisations. Requests for copies The conclusion was that the journal has
come from as far afield as Latin America published many well-written articles of
and Australia. The number of authors ask­ considerable interest and insight. One of
ing to be published in the journal is in­ its strengths has been to provide a Euro­
creasing, as are requests to reproduce pean perspective, either by publishing the
journal articles elsewhere. results of comparative transnational re­
search or by publishing different articles
So why change the journal now? Firstly, looking at the same issues from the per­
spective of different countries. However, it is important to point out that the fun­
damental aim of the journal has not the committee also concluded that, for the
changed. The journal will continue to journal to effectively realise its aim, a
contribute, in particular by bringing a change of format and style was needed
and that to continue to concentrate each European perspective, to debate on and
consideration of the development of vo­ issue of the journal on a single theme is
cational education and training. It will no longer desirable.
continue to report on ideas, policy op­
tions, research and innovation in this field. Like all good publications from time to
time, the journal needed to evolve.
In addition, the journal will continue to
serve a wide audience. The journal is not In times past, when there were relatively
the reserve of specialists, but wishes to few journals dealing adequately with the
make the issues and debates surrounding question of vocational education and
vocational education and training acces­ training, certainly at European level, the
sible to all of those interested in its de­ thematic approach was valuable and
velopment. needed. However, many of the themes
considered by the journal have now
reached a state of maturity. To continue What is changing is the way the journal
seeks to realise its aim. the thematic approach would inevitably
lead to a repetition of subjects or to the
The decision to change was not taken artificial creation of themes that deal with
lightly. The Editorial Committee instigated issues previously considered. Further­
more, since the journal last changed its a careful review of the journal. It tested
the feasibility of the journal achieving its format some five years ago, new trans­
aim, given its wide audience of policy­ national networks carrying out research
makers, researchers and practitioners from into vocational education and training
have been set up. The single-theme ap­many different countries with different
backgrounds and traditions. The commit­ proach would lead to the journal missing
tee examined the content and structure the opportunity to publish some interest­
of the journal, the relevance of the sub­ ing results because the subject matter did
not coincide with the theme that the jour-jects it has addressed, the rigour of the
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nal was treating, or planned to treat, in contributions submitted to the journal for
the coming months. publication will continue to be refereed
and reviewed by members of the jour­
Consequently, each issue of the new jour­ nal's Editorial Committee, or by referees
nal will deal with a variety of themes. This appointed by them. Each article will be
does not rule out the occasional issue considered on the grounds of the quality
being devoted to, or dominated by, a spe­ of its analysis and argument, as well as
cific theme, but this will be the excep­ its readability.
tion rather than the rule.
The decision to publish any contribution
By adopting a more open approach it is as a journal article will continue to rest
the intention to attract a large number of with the Editorial Committee. However,
contributions and publish articles from the committee will now be supported by
researchers and specialists in vocational its "secretariat", comprising researchers
education and training and employment. and CEDEFOP staff, which will be respon­
In this way we aim to make the journal sible for the publication of each issue. This
the obvious place to publish the results represents a significant increase in re­
of high-quality research, in particular com­ sources being devoted by CEDEFOP to
parative transnational research. It is our the European Journal, illustrating the pri­
aim that the journal be seen as one of the ority it gives to its success.
most effective means for researchers in
the European Union to bring the results The journal itself will continue to be pub­
of their work to the attention of a wide lished three times a year in English, French,
audience, in order to contribute to a German and Spanish. However, more lan­
deeper understan