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Vocational Education Institutions' Role in National Innovation
- Source :
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Research in Post-Compulsory Education . Jul 2006 11(2):131-140. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- This article distinguishes research--the discovery of new knowledge--from innovation, which is understood to be the transformation of practice in a community or the incorporation of existing knowledge into economic activity. From a survey of roles served by vocational education institutions in a number of OECD countries the paper argues that vocational education institutions have a potentially crucial role in mediating between the creators of new knowledge--researchers and their institutions--and the users of knowledge. They are ideally placed to develop this role since innovation is a local activity and vocational education institutions are much more widely geographically dispersed than research intensive institutes. The paper concludes by posing six steps vocational education institutions should follow to establish a role in national innovation.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1359-6748
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Research in Post-Compulsory Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ830919
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13596740600768901