The research targets questions related to vocational schools and working life, as well as transitions between education and into professional life. the research also handles questions related to upper secondary vocational education, vocational schools, and folk high schools, as well as vocational teacher education both nationally, internationally, and comparatively.
The research in the field aims to explore research problems at different levels as well as the relationships between them.
At the macrolevel, or societal level, we can look at how vocational education was and is organised and developed in various contexts. A the meso- and micro, which include organisations as well as students and teachers, can involve questions surrounding how vocational secondary schools are organised and lead. One can also analyse processes used in instructional design, teaching, skill development, and in assessment in the classroom and in the workplace. The research field contributes to research based vocational education.
