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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CONTENTS of Past Journals

Volume 6 Number 2 – December 2008

ARTICLES Waheed Asghar and Sulaman Hafeez Siddi Apprenticeship training in Pakistan: A comparative study of apprenticeship practices in Punjab and european countries – PDF
  Hitendra Pillay, Kathy Kelly and Megan Tones Exploring work and development options to reduce early labour force exit of mature aged Australians - PDF
  Louise Watson Improving the experience of TAFE award-holders in higher education - PDF
  Chris Van Der Linde TAFE Diploma Graduates: Personal capital investments and returns - PDF
  Ruth Wallace, Mark Manado, Cathy Curry and Richard Agar Working from our strengths:  Partnership in learning – PDF

Volume 6 Number 1 – June 2008

ARTICLES Ian Robertson VET teachers’ knowledge and expertise – PDF
  Michele Simons and Erica Smith The understandings about learners and learning that are imparted in Certificate IV level courses for VET teachers and trainers – PDF
  Darryn Snell and Alison Hart Reasons for non-completion and dissatisfaction among apprentices and trainees: a regional case study – PDF
  Nadezda Novakovic Thinking on the edge: the influence of discussion and statistical data on awarders’ perceptions of borderline candidates in an Angoff awarding meeting – PDF

Vol 5 Number 2 – December 2007

ARTICLES Robin J Ryan Commonwealth power in respect of vocational education in Australia: some historical vignettes with future potential PDF
  Joanne Pyke, Santina Bertone, Marty Grace and Robyn Broadbent. Two birds with one social policy stone: youth employment and regional skills shortages in Australia. PDF
  Sue O’Keefe, Lin Crase and Brian Dollery Does the reality of workplace training match the theory? An analysis of public sector employees’ training decisions PDF
  Paul Comyn Industry links with vocational education and training in China. PDF

Vol 5 Number 1 – April 2007

ARTICLES Susanne Armstrong Factors impacting upon the performance of Workplace Assessors: A case study PDF
  Michelle Barker and Leigh Habermann Global strategies for international education providers in Australia: A case study of Tropical North Queensland TAFE PDF
  S. Choy and J. Woodlock Implementing Indigenous Standpoint Theory: Challenges for a TAFE Trainer PDF
  Stephen Darwin The changing contexts of vocational education: Implications for institutional vocational learning PDF

Vol 4 Number 2 – December 2006

ARTICLES Sue Kilpatrick and Pat Millar Extension and the VET Sector: Time for closer alignment? PDF
  Nola Alloway, Leanne Dalley-Trim, Annette Patterson & Karen Walker Trade Barriers: To Invest, or not to invest, In a Trade as a career PDF
  Martin Johnson A review of vocational research in the UK 2002-2006: Measurement and accessibility issues PDF
  Mehmet Taspinar Restructuring the Turkish Vocational Technical Secondary Education System towards EU membership PDF

Vol 4 Number 1 – April 2006

ARTICLES Silke Hellwig The competency debate in German VET: an analysis of current reform approaches PDF
  Chris Van Der Linde A new paradigm for evaluating TAFE graduate outcomes PDF
  Thomas Deissinger, Erica Smith and Richard Pickersgill Models of full-time and part-time vocational training for school-leavers: A comparison between Germany and Australia PDF
  Tony Brown Education for organising in a hot climate: a manufacturing union experience PDF

Vol 3 Number 2 – December 2005

ARTICLES Chris Selby Smith and Fran Ferrier Funding arrangements for VET students with a disability: more talk or actual improvement? PDF
  Andy Smith and Sephen Billett Myth and reality: Employer sponsored training in Australia PDF
  Tom McDonald and Beverly Jackling An analysis of the environment as a means of assessing training needs in the Insurance industry in Australia PDF
  Jonathan Winterton From bologna to Copenhagen: Progress towards a European credit transfer system for VET PDF

Vol 3 Number 1 – April 2005

ARTICLES Angela Hill and Sue Helme VET in schools for indigenous students. ‘hands on’, default, or promising? PDF
  Malcolm Abbott Strategic directions in New Zealand’s tertiary education PDF
  Clare McBeath Vocational Centres in Fiji Schools: A needs analysis
  Shelley Gillis and Patrick Griffin Principles underpinning graded assessment in VET: a critique of prevailing perceptions PDF
  Penny Hoy-Mack Workplace assessment in New Zealand: stated intentions and realisations PDF

Vol 2 Number 2 – December 2004

ARTICLES Damon Anderson Adult learners and choice in further education and training markets: constructing the jigsaw puzzle
  Gavin Moodie Reverse Transfer in Australia
  Geoffery A. Tickell and Kosmas X. Smyrnios TAFE-to-university transition: the effectiveness of an accounting degree articulation program
  Stewart Hase and Helen Saenger When quality counts: implementing competency assessment in the workplace PDF
BOOK REVIEW Gail E. FitzSimons, Faculty of Education, Monash University Stevenson, John (ed.) 2003, Developing vocational expertise: Principles and issues in vocational education, Allen & Unwin Sydney  PDF

Vol 2 Number 1 – April 2004

ARTICLES Malcolm Abbott and Hristos Doucouliagos The cost efficiency of New Zealand’s polytechnics PDF
  Simon Roodhouse Employability and workforce development- a policy and practise dilemma for higher education PDF
  Anne Graham, Renata Phelps, Berenice Kerr and Lee McMaster Pushing the boundaries or overstepping the mark? Exploring the potential of university courses for final year high school students’ career pathways PDF
  Susan Johns, Sue Kilpatrick and Barton Loechel Pathways from rural schools: does school VET make a difference? PDF
INVITED ARTICLE Thomas Deissinger Germanys system of vocational education and training challenges and modernisation issues PDF
POLICY AND PRACTICE Kate Fannon ‘Needle Stick’- a role-play simulation: transformative learning in complex dynamic social systems PDF

Vol 1 Number 2 – December 2003

ARTICLES Catherine M Down The impact of training packages: what might we learn about substantial system-wide change processes? PDF
  Kisilu Mashtakh Kitainge Voices of the stakeholders: a case of power mechanics in Kenya PDF
  Viveca Lindberg Vocational knowing and the content in vocational education PDF
  Robyn Smyth Implementing VET in New South Wales government schools: investigating implementers’ expectations and perspectives PDF
  Rebecca Soden and Bob Pithers The realization of critical thinking aims in a degree program for vocational tutors PDF
EDITORIAL Andy Smith PDF

Vol 1 Number 1 – April 2003

ARTICLES Pauline James and Pam St Leger Crossing school-community boundaries for vocational education: enabling learning for potential early school leavers PDF
  Sue Kilpatrick and John Guenther Successful VET partnerships in Australia PDF
  Gavin Moodie The missing link in Australian tertiary education: short-cycle higher education  PDF
INVITED ARTICLE Jittie Brandsma Vocational education and training reform in the Netherlands: seven years experience
POLICY AND PRACTICE Doug McCurry Notions of generic and work-related skills: essential, core, necessary and key skills and competencies
  Hans-Guenter Wagner The Sino-German experience – 20 years of cooperation in vocational education and traniing

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