Yrkesrettet aksjonsforskning der arbeids-/produksjonsprosesser er omdreiningspunktet for undervisning og opplæring

Abstract

This article is about capacity building within vocational pedagogy and action research conducted in Uganda. The R&D work had two research questions; the first one concerns companies’ expectations of educational institutions, the second is about how the educational institutions can meet these expectations. Because there was a desire for development, it became natural for the project to be carried out as an action research project where, among other things, it introduced and developed specific tools aimed for research within vocational education and training. The article has a vocational pedagogical/vocational didactic focus where work processes are the starting point for vocational education and training. The article’s contribution to the vocational pedagogical field documents Ugandan work life’s strong need for closer collaboration between companies and education, and that educational institutions must be action-oriented. The second result is the further development of known tools and combinations of these for use in the implementation of vocational pedagogy and action research projects.