Session Information
23 SES 02 A, Collective Actions, Alliances and Resistance of Children, Young People and Teachers (Part 2)
Symposium, continued from 23 SES 01 A
Time:
2009-09-28
11:15-12:45
Room:
HG, HS 28
Chair:
Gaby Weiner
Discussant:
Lyn Yates
Contribution
The aim of this study is to analyze discursively how the relationship between educational institutions and work places materializes in the position of a vocational teacher. Several studies have pointed that the role of vocational teachers is changing as a result of current educational reforms, which can be understood in terms of bringing education and work closer together. Along these lines, I will focus particularly on the requirement of vocational teachers to work in close collaboration with the industry and work places, and to serve (national) economic interests. Vocational teachers are asked, for instance, to be networkers outside of the educational institutions and to coach students who enter the work life in order to enable favorable ‘learning at work’ experiences. Students’ work practice is normatively regulated, goal-oriented, guided, and evaluated study practice. The pedagogical responsibility on what happens to students at work stays on vocational teachers; however, the success of educational programs depends on the willingness of employees to offer learning possibilities to students, and to guide and evaluate student learning according to the rules set by the educational curricula. How do these new practices challenge the traditional position of vocational teachers? How do they negotiate and act their agency in these circumstances?
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