Abstract
Much has been written about the pervasiveness of change within the vocational education and training sector (VET) and much rhetoric has been spoken about the range of factors that are shaping the emerging 'new' work of teachers and trainers. Arguably, however, not as much research attention has been paid to the micro world of teachers' and trainers' work and the ways in which change has impacted on their daily work practices. While successive waves of training reform indeed embody the outward changes with which teachers and trainers need to wrestle, changes are also occurring 'out of sight' in the ways in which teachers and trainers construct and understand their work roles and the relationships they form and manage. This paper reports on a study which examined the nature of the changes being experienced by VET practitioners. Issues relating to the perceived extent and impact of the changes affecting the ways in which VET practitioners think about, organise and carry out their work are explored. Outcomes from the study confirm that, far from being 'neutral conduits' through which training reforms flow unhindered, VET practitioners act and respond in various ways to the changes they are experiencing.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | AVETRA 2003: The Changing Face of VET: 9-11 April 2003, Australian Technology Park, Garden Street, Eveleigh NSW, Sydney, Australia |
| Publisher | AVETRA |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Event | Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association. National Conference - Duration: 3 Apr 2008 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association. National Conference |
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| Period | 3/04/08 → … |