Are the educational systems in Europe becoming more similar or more different? This book deals
with the issue of divergence and convergence in relation to systems learning environments and
learners in vocational educational training (VET). 18 VET researchers from eight countries
contribute to the examination of 'divergence and convergence' at three levels: At the national
level this volume deals with the following questions: What are the consequences of the European
policies that aim at converging the VET systems in Europe? What is the impact of globalization
on the national systems? At the level of institutions the central issue concerns the relation
between learning environments. What is the coherence between school-based education and
learning in the work-place and how can they connect? Finally at the third level of the
learners and their identities the focus is on the role of vocational educational training in
the formation of biographies and identities. The book thus covers the central issues on the
agenda in relation to future vocational education.
