The Changing Epistemology of VET: Reflections on Analysing Content Change

Autor/in	Wittig, Wolfgang
Titel	The Changing Epistemology of VET: Reflections on Analysing Content Change
Quelle	In: Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 12 (2022) 3, S.276-289 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wittig, Wolfgang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Epistemology; Vocational Education; Knowledge Level; Theory Practice Relationship; Influence of Technology; Social Change; Job Skills; Knowledge Economy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erkenntnistheorie; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Wissensbasis; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Sozialer Wandel; Produktive Fertigkeit; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft
Abstract	The paper discusses the options for a conceptual framework to describe how the knowledge created and acquired in VET is changing due to technological innovation and the shift towards a knowledge economy. The discussion sets out from the question how vocational or professional knowledge may be distinguished from other forms of knowledge and what philosophical and epistemological traits may underpin this distinction. Building on an analysis of 'intrinsic' and 'extrinsic' conceptions of knowledge, the paper explores how appropriate descriptors for the classification of theoretical or propositional knowledge as well as practical knowledge may be identified. As a result, a proposal for structuring vocational knowledge is presented. The concluding part addresses the question how the proposed categories may serve to characterise changes in vocational knowledge and explores the requirements for applying the conceptual framework in empirical studies on the effects of technological innovation and societal developments. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01