Building VET research capacity through mentoring: one small step for new researchers, one giant leap for the VET research community
In a turbulent environment where [vocational education and training] VET programmes are often subject discontinuous funding, the NCVER has funded a three-year programme of initiatives to build VET research capacity. The programme includes the provision of mentoring support for new VET researchers undertaking an initial research project. This paper reviews the initial dilemmas and progress of mentors and researchers, bridging geographical and cognitive distances, through interviews and interactive discussions, as they establish a new VET researcher pathway through an action research approach. F ... Show more
Authors: Barratt-Pugh, Llandis
Published: Crows Nest, New South Wales, AVETRA, 2010
Resource type: Conference paper
Physical description: 11 p.
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