Although there are claims that neoliberalism has not only commandeered the agenda and
actions of universities and colleges but also become identified with the work of academic …

Public spending reductions across the advanced capitalist world are creating new
professions that have a 'hybrid'status and/or role. However, research on professional …

Climate change threatens human well-being and planetary health but is hardly addressed in
education. Comparative education research has advised governments about education …

Global transitions are transforming national education and training systems around the
world as nation-states drive re-regulatory education reform agendas. Since 2005, the …

This article explores constructions of teacher identities at a time of significant changes to
public service professionalism. The article draws on different discourses of professionalism …

Drawing on the field of cultural historical psychology and the sociologies of skill and labour
process, Contested Learning in Welfare Work offers a detailed account of the learning lives …

Human service work is being reconfigured by welfare state reforms driven by neo-liberal
globalization. Sectors are being merged,'hybrid'occupations formed and occupational …

The paper addresses workplace learning; vocational pedagogy, education and knowledge;
and the transformation of practice. It draws upon discussions of vocationalism, vocational …

Contemporary global transitions are re-spatialising national education systems in ways that
trouble the work and identities of education professionals. Travelling reforms that flow …

In this introduction to the special issue, I examine the wider context within which vocational
education and training (VET) is set and the surrounding debates. I consider the prominence …