PRONET

The PRONET project (PROfessionalization through NETworking) serves to professionalize future teachers at the University of Kassel. It is initially being funded until the end of 2018 with around 5.6 million euros from the BMBF's "Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung" initiative. PRONET is divided into three fields of action, to which 33 sub-projects from the various teaching disciplines are currently assigned.

Sub-project 7 of vocational and business education is located in the first field of action. It is entitled "Profession-related support for L4 students, taking into account heterogeneous entry requirements".
Business education students are characterized by a heterogeneous level of prior education, which is often accompanied by a lack of study skills and leads to high drop-out rates. Sub-project 7 now aims to improve students' ability to study. An open introductory phase is intended to promote study skills and the choice of degree course and career. Academic work as well as self-management and time management skills are strengthened. The open study entry phase introduced during the project period is characterized by assessments for self-assessment, individual forms of learning, academic propaedeutic measures, learning advice and mentoring as well as a binding curriculum in the subjects and educational sciences.

Publications:

Schmidt, C. (2017). Opening up access to higher education for the vocationally educated: Promoting key competences relevant to studying in the introductory phase using the example of the University of Kassel. In S. Seeber; J. Seifried & B. Ziegler (Eds.), Yearbook of Vocational and Business Education Research 2017. Opladen: Barbara Budrich, pp. 159-170.

Lectures Prof. i.V. Dr. Christian Schmidt:

Professionally educated students in the introductory phase: Self-assessments of study ability. Presentation at the annual conference of the Section for Vocational and Business Education from October 25 to 27, 2017 in Stuttgart

Transitions from VET to University. Institutional challenges and changes from a neo-institutional perspective. Presentation at the International VET Conference from August 16 to 19, 2017 in Rostock

Transitions from VET to University. Institutional challenges and changes from a neo-institutional perspective. Presentation at the JVET 12th International Conference in Oxford from July 7 to 9, 2017

The opening of university access: Effects on teacher training for vocational schools. Presentation at the annual conference of the Section for Vocational and Business Education from September 12 to 16, 2016 in Hamburg

Prof. i.V. Dr. Alexandra Brutzer

+49 561 804-4154
Brutzer[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

Manuela Stärk (M.A.)

+49 561 804-4050
staerk[at]uni-kassel[dot]de