Researching the Pedagogies of the New Vocationalism
Abstract:
Changes in work and work organisation have led to an emphasis on the development of new kinds of working identities, but there has been little empirical research on how these new identities are being constructed in different sites. In a major project, supported by the Australian Research Council, we are undertaking a large, qualitative and comparative study of pedagogies in the new vocationalism. We will examine contextual differences across different learning sites and across two industries Information Technology and Hospitality. This paper outlines previous research and ideas being brought together in this new project. In particular, it will draw on explorations and conceptualisations of ‘working knowledge’ to explore three
broad questions:
- how are new work requirements being understood and enacted in pedagogical practices?
- how is the learner understood and acted upon in these pedagogical practices?
- how is the learner positioned with respect to the generation and source of knowledge?
Author:
Clive Chappell
Nicky Solomon
Lyn Yates
Mark Tennant
Dr Clive Chappell is Associate Professor of the Faculty of Education and Director of the Research Centre for Vocational Education and Training at the University of Technology Sydney. His major research interests are change in adult and vocational learning and changing work identities.
Dr Nicky Solomon is Associate Professor of the Faculty of Education and memeber of a key university research strength in the area of adult and vocational learning. Her major research interests are in workbased learning, governmentality change and organizational learning.
Lyn Yates is Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Technology Sydney and Director of the Change and Education Research Group. Her main research interests are in social change, educational inequalities and the development of gendered identities.
Mark Tennant is Professor of Adult Education at the University of Technology Sydney and Dean of the UTS Graduate School. His current interests include researching the links between pedagogy and individual. organisational and workplace changeare in link