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JOURNAL
The
International Journal of Training Research
The
International Journal of Training Research is published twice a year
and is the official research journal of AVETRA. The journal
publishes articles which advance our knowledge and understanding of
vocational education ad training in Australia and internationally.
The journal focuses on current or recently completed
research and reviews of research in VET.
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to the International Journal of Training Research, pls download the PDF
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CONTENTS
of Past Journals
Volume 6
Number 1 – June 2008
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ARTICLES
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Ian
Robertson
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VET
teachers’ knowledge and expertise - PDF
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Michele
Simons and Erica Smith
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The
understandings about learners and
learning that are imparted in Certificate IV level courses for VET
teachers and trainers - PDF
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Darryn
Snell and Alison Hart
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Reasons
for non-completion and
dissatisfaction among apprentices and trainees: a regional case
study - PDF
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Nadezda
Novakovic
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Thinking
on the edge: the influence of
discussion and statistical data on awarders’ perceptions of
borderline candidates in an Angoff awarding meeting - PDF
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Vol 5
Number 2 - December 2007
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ARTICLES
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Robin J Ryan
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Commonwealth power in respect of
vocational education in Australia: some historical vignettes with
future potential PDF
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Joanne Pyke, Santina Bertone, Marty
Grace and Robyn Broadbent.
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Two birds with one social policy
stone: youth employment and regional skills shortages in Australia. PDF
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Sue O’Keefe, Lin Crase and Brian
Dollery
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Does the reality of workplace
training match the theory? An analysis of public sector employees’
training decisions PDF
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Paul Comyn
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Industry links with vocational
education and training in China. PDF
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Vol 5
Number 1 - April 2007
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ARTICLES
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Susanne Armstrong
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Factors impacting upon the performance
of Workplace Assessors: A case study PDF
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Michelle Barker and Leigh Habermann
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Global strategies for international
education providers in Australia: A case study of Tropical North
Queensland TAFE PDF
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S. Choy and J. Woodlock
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Implementing Indigenous Standpoint
Theory: Challenges for a TAFE Trainer PDF
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Stephen Darwin
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The changing contexts of vocational
education: Implications for institutional vocational learning PDF
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Vol 4 Number 2 - December
2006
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ARTICLES
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Sue
Kilpatrick and Pat Millar
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Extension and
the VET Sector: Time for closer alignment? PDF
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Nola Alloway,
Leanne Dalley-Trim, Annette Patterson & Karen Walker
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Trade
Barriers: To Invest, or not to invest, In a Trade as a career PDF
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Martin Johnson
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A review of
vocational research in the UK 2002-2006: Measurement and accessibility
issues PDF
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Mehmet
Taspinar
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Restructuring
the Turkish Vocational Technical Secondary Education System towards EU
membership PDF
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Vol
4 Number 1 - April 2006
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ARTICLES
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Silke Hellwig
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The
competency debate in German VET: an analysis of current reform
approaches PDF
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Chris Van Der
Linde
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A new
paradigm for evaluating TAFE graduate outcomes PDF
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Thomas
Deissinger, Erica Smith and Richard Pickersgill
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Models of
full-time and part-time vocational training for school-leavers: A
comparison between Germany and Australia PDF
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Tony Brown
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Education for
organising in a hot climate: a manufacturing union experience PDF
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Vol
3 Number 2 - December 2005
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ARTICLES
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Chris Selby
Smith and Fran Ferrier
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Funding
arrangements for VET students with a disability: more talk or actual
improvement? PDF
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Andy Smith
and Sephen Billett
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Myth and
reality: Employer sponsored training in Australia PDF
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Tom McDonald
and Beverly Jackling
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An analysis
of the environment as a means of assessing training needs in the
Insurance industry in Australia PDF
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Jonathan
Winterton
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From bologna
to Copenhagen: Progress towards a European credit transfer system for
VET PDF
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Vol
3 Number 1 - April 2005
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ARTICLES
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Angela Hill
and Sue Helme
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VET in
schools for indigenous students. ‘hands on’,
default, or promising? PDF
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Malcolm Abbott
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Strategic
directions in New Zealand’s tertiary education PDF
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Clare McBeath
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Vocational
Centres in Fiji Schools: A needs analysis
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Shelley
Gillis and Patrick Griffin
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Principles
underpinning graded assessment in VET: a critique of prevailing
perceptions PDF
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Penny Hoy-Mack
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Workplace
assessment in New Zealand: stated intentions and realisations PDF
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Vol
2 Number 2 - December 2004
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ARTICLES
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Damon Anderson
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Adult
learners and choice in further education and training markets:
constructing the jigsaw puzzle
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Gavin Moodie
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Reverse
Transfer in Australia
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Geoffery A.
Tickell and Kosmas X. Smyrnios
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TAFE-to-university
transition: the effectiveness of an accounting degree articulation
program
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Stewart Hase
and Helen Saenger
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When quality
counts: implementing competency assessment in the workplace
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BOOK REVIEW
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Gail E.
FitzSimons, Faculty of Education, Monash University
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Stevenson,
John (ed.) 2003, Developing vocational expertise: Principles and issues
in vocational education, Allen & Unwin Sydney
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Vol
2 Number 1 - April 2004
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ARTICLES
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Malcolm
Abbott and Hristos Doucouliagos
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The cost
efficiency of New Zealand’s polytechnics PDF
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Simon
Roodhouse
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Employability
and workforce development- a policy and practise dilemma for higher
education PDF
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Anne Graham,
Renata Phelps, Berenice Kerr and Lee McMaster
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Pushing the
boundaries or overstepping the mark? Exploring the potential of
university courses for final year high school students’
career pathways PDF
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Susan Johns,
Sue Kilpatrick and Barton Loechel
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Pathways from
rural schools: does school VET make a difference? PDF
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INVITED
ARTICLE
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Thomas
Deissinger
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Germanys
system of vocational education and training challenges and
modernisation issues PDF
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POLICY AND
PRACTICE
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Kate Fannon
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‘Needle
Stick’- a role-play simulation: transformative learning in
complex dynamic social systems PDF
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Vol
1 Number 2 - December 2003
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ARTICLES
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Catherine M
Down
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The impact of
training packages: what might we learn about substantial
system-wide change processes? PDF
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Kisilu
Mashtakh Kitainge
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Voices of the
stakeholders: a case of power mechanics in Kenya PDF
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Viveca
Lindberg
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Vocational
knowing and the content in vocational education PDF
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Robyn Smyth
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Implementing
VET in New South Wales government schools: investigating implementers'
expectations and perspectives PDF
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Rebecca Soden
and Bob Pithers
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The
realization of critical thinking aims in a degree program for
vocational tutors PDF
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EDITORIAL
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Andy Smith
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PDF
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Vol
1 Number 1 - April 2003
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ARTICLES
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Pauline James
and Pam St Leger
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Crossing
school-community boundaries for vocational education: enabling learning
for potential early school leavers PDF
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Sue
Kilpatrick and John Guenther
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Successful
VET partnerships in Australia
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Gavin Moodie
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The missing
link in Australian tertiary education: short-cycle higher
education
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INVITED
ARTICLE
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Jittie
Brandsma
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Vocational
education and training reform in the Netherlands: seven years experience
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POLICY AND
PRACTICE
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Doug McCurry
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Notions of
generic and work-related skills: essential, core, necessary and key
skills and competencies
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Hans-Guenter
Wagner
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The
Sino-German experience - 20 years of cooperation in vocational
education and traniing
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NOTES
FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Contributions
Contributions
must be original and not previously submitted elsewhere for
publication. Contributions should add to knowledge and
understanding of vocational education and training and be aimed at
improving policy making and practice in this field. All
manuscripts are expected to be
analytical, with reports of studies interpreted both in terms of the
theoretical literature and in terms of contemporary issues in
vocational education and training.
Articles may be
submitted to the refereed section of the journal or to the Policy and
Practice section. The Policy and Practice section takes
shorter articles of a more practical and applied nature.
Refereeing
All articles
submitted to the refereed section of the journal are subject to the
conventional double-blind refereeing system. Articles
submitted to the Policy and Practice section are single blind refereed.
All articles are peer reviewed.
Format
All manuscripts
should be double spaced on one side only, with margins of at least
2.5cm on all four sides. Refereed articles should be between
5000 and 9000 words in length including tables and figures.
Articles for the Policy and Practice section should be between 3000 and
600 words. Articles should be preceded by a short abstract
of no more than 150 words on a separate page. Text should be
in Times New Roman 12 point font. The use of sub-headings is
recommended, but such sub-headings should not be numbered.
The first level of sub-heading should be bold capitals; the
second, bold lower case; and the third, underlined lower
case.
The
contributor's name, status and contact details should appear on a
separate page to ensure anonymity in reviewing.
Tabular and
statistical materials, graphs, figures and charts should be kept to a
minimum. Illustrations, graphs and charts should be drawn on
blank paper in a form suitable for publication. Only
horizontal lines should be presented in tables. Photographs,
if submitted, must be high contrast, black and white glossy prints.
Notes and
bibliographical details should be given at the end of the article.
Footnotes and endnotes should be avoided.
References
References in
the text should give the author's name and year of publication (with
page number if necessary) according to the Harvard system with minimal
capitalisation. References should be formatted as per
examples:
Menacker, J
1975, From school to college: Articulation and transfer,
American Council on Education, Washington, DC.
Anderson, D S
1966, 'Some implications of competitive entry to the university', The
Australian University, vol 4, no.3, pp210-221.
Blaxter, M
1976, 'Social class and health inequalities', in Equalities
and inequalities in health, eds C Carter and J Peel,
Academic Press, London.
Articles
published in the International Journal of Training Research express the
views of their authors, only, and not necessarily those of the
editorial correspondents or the editor.
Submission
The preferred
means of submission of articles is by e-mail as Word attachments. This
helps to progress the refereeing process and production of the journal.
Articles should be submitted to the editor at: andy.smith@ballarat.edu.au
Hard copy
submissions may be made in the form of three hard copies and a disk
copy in Word. Hard copy submissions may be made to the editor at:
Professor Andy
Smith
PO Box 663
BALLARAT VIC 3353
AUSTRALIA
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