Presentation at the University-TAFE Training Research Conference
In this paper, the author first signals the intention of his institution, Victoria University of Technology, to develop further its research profile in the vocational education and training (VET) field. Secondly, he outlines some concerns regarding research in VET, under the following headings: (1) lack of autonomy; (2) lack of critique; (3) dominant masculine presence; (4) misuse of ‘interpretive flexibility’. Thirdly, the paper gives information about the formation of a new nationally based professional association for those interested in the more socially critical aspects of adult and work- ... Show more
Authors: Brown, Mike
Published: [Place of publication not identified], [publisher not identified], [1993]
Resource type: Conference paper
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