DOCUMENT RESUME ED 452 418 CE 081 708 AUTHOR McIntyre, John, Ed.; Barrett, Mary, Ed. TITLE VET [Vocational Education and Training] Research: Influencing Policy & Practice. Proceedings of the National Conference of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) (1st, Sydney, Australia, February 16-17, 1998). INSTITUTION Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, Alexandria. ISBN ISBN-0-9586188-0-1 PUB DATE 1998-02-00 NOTE 366p.; For 1999 and 2000 proceedings, see CE 081 709-710. Assisted by the Australian National Training Authority. AVAILABLE FROM Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, Locked Bag 70, Alexandria NSW 1435; Web site: http://www.avetra.org.au ($19.95 Australian, members; $39.95 Australian, non-members). PUB TYPE Collected Works Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MFO1 /PC15 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Access to Education; Adult Education; Community Study; *Competency Based Education; Delivery Systems; Demography; Disadvantaged; Educational Demand; Educational Development; *Educational Research; Employee Attitudes; Employer Attitudes; Females; Foreign Countries; Industry; Inplant Programs; Internet; Job Training; Literacy Education; Models; Needs Assessment; Networks; Nonmetropolitan Areas; Organizational Change; *Partnerships in Education; Police Education; Policy Formation; Postsecondary Education; Productivity; Professional Development; Program Implementation; Public Policy; Research and Development; *Research Utilization; School Business Relationship; Secondary Education; Small Businesses; Student Attitudes; Student Evaluation; Sustainable Development; Theory Practice Relationship; Transfer of Training; *Vocational Education; Womens Education; Workplace Literacy IDENTIFIERS *Australia; Flexible Learning; Online Courses ABSTRACT These proceedings consist of 46 papers on the influence of vocational education and training (VET) research on policy and practice. These papers are grouped into these categories: impact of research; equity in participation; partnerships and stakeholders; practice and practitioners; research and policy; learning, work, and organizations; and VET, markets, and the economy. They are "Editorial Introduction: Emerging Interests in VET Research" (McIntyre, Barrett); "Opening Address: Importance of VET Research Influencing Policy and Practice" (Ellison); "Presidential Address" (Maglen); "Overview of Australian VET Research" (Robinson); "Impact of Research on VET Policy, Practice, and Performance" (Smith, Smith); "Use and Influence of Research in VET" (McDonald); "Forging a Convergence Amongst Imperatives for VET" (Stevenson); "Conference Dinner Address: VET Where to from Here?" (Ramsey); "Drowning, Not Waving" (Volkoff, Golding); "Demographic Factors Influencing the Likelihood of Success in VET" (Ball); "Women Training for Transitions" (Barrett); "What's Different Away from the Rat Race?" Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.