Employability and lifelong learning in the knowledge society (1/2)

Abstract

This special issue brings together the top ranked academic papers that were presented at the Portfolio2007 conference in Maastricht in October 2007. The central theme for 2007 was “Employability and Lifelong Learning in the Knowledge Society”. The papers in this selection span a fairly wide spectrum of usage situations in lifelong learning, ranging from formal education, through in-service teacher training for special education to the employability of older adults. Taken together, the usage situations illustrate the inclusive potential of ePortfolio usage. The papers also cover different stages in the research process, ranging from a well-argued research design, through cutting edge technological additions, evaluations of pilots in actual practice to a critical reflective contribution on the assumptions underlying the discourse on employability. The academic track was co-organised by the TENCompetence consortium (http://www.tencompetence.org/).