Prof. Dr. Silvia Annen

Selected Publications

Annen, S. (2024): Immigrants’ perception of informal learning in their labour market integration. In J. Scharfenberg, J. Hufnagl, A. Kroner, & M. Spiekenheuer (Hrsg.), Migration und Bildung in der globalisierten Welt—Migration and Education in a Globalised World. Perspektiven, Herausforderungen und Chancen in der Migrationsgesellschaft—Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Migration Society (S. 35–51). Waxmann Verlag GmbH. URL: https://doi.org/10.31244/9783830998419_12

Annen, S./ Hufnagl, J. (2024): Potenziale des Skills Ecosystem Approach für den Fachkräftemangel in Deutschland (Potential of the skills ecosystem approach for the skills shortage in Germany). Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik Online bwp@, Spezial HT2023: Hochschultage Berufliche Bildung 2023 20.-22. März 2023 an der Universität Bamberg, 1-25. URL: https://www.bwpat.de/ht2023/annen_hufnagl_ht2023.pdf

Annen, S. (2023): The contribution of informal learning in the integration process of immigrants into the labour market. Individual and organisational perspectives in selected sectors. International Journal of Training and Development, 3-4, 381-404. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijtd.12312.

Preböck, T./ Annen, S. (2022). Wer sind die Doppelqualifizierer – Analyse der Aufnahme eines Studiums von Abiturient:innen nach der Ausbildung mit Daten des nationalen Bildungspanels (Who are the double-qualifiers - Analysis of the enrollment of high school graduates after training with data from the National Educational Panel Study). bwp@ Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik. Soziale Ungleichheit und Bildungsgerechtigkeit in der Berufsbildung, 42, 1-21. URL: https://www.bwpat.de/ausgabe42/preboeck_annen_bwpat42.pdf

Annen, S. (2021). Comparative analysis of immigration processes in Canada and Germany: empirical results from case studies in the health and IT sectors. Journal of Vocational Education & Training. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2021.2015713

Annen, S. (2020). Relevance of qualifications and work experience in the recruiting of foreign-trained immigrants – comparative insights from the Health and ICT Sectors in Germany and Canada. International Journal of Training and Development, 25(1), p.3-22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijtd.12204

Annen, S. (2019). Measuring labour market success: A comparison between immigrants and native-born Canadians using PIAAC. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 71(2), p.218-238. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2018.1473469

Annen, S. (2018). Recognition and Utilization of Foreign Qualifications and Skills in the Canadian Labor Market. The International Journal of Community Diversity, 18(1), p. 1-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-0004/CGP/v18i01/1-21

Annen, S./Tiemann, S. (2017). Employability of academically and vocationally qualified employees - theoretical reflections and empirical evidence from the commerce sector in Germany. International Journal of Learning and Teaching (IJLT), 3(3), p.241-246. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.3.3.241-246

Annen, S./Tiemann, M. (2017). Education, status and income - An established triangle disrupted by new qualifications? International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education (IJCDES), 8(3), p.3131-3139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20533/ijcdse.2042.6364.2017.0421

Kaiser, F./Annen, S./Tiemann, M. (2017). Business and administration occupations: findings about differences and similarities in their requirements and mentalities. In Pilz, M. (Ed.): Vocational Education and Training in Times of Economic Crisis: Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects (24, p.389-405). Springer. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47856-2_21

Annen, S./Tiemann, M. (2015). Mapping Commercial and Business Service Occupations by Comparing Qualificational and Factual Requirements. International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education (IJCDSE), 6(4), p.2303-2311. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20533/ijcdse.2042.6364.2015.0317

Annen, S./Schreiber, D. (2010). External examination in France and Germany: recognition of informal learning from an institutional economic perspective. International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education (IJIOME), 3(3), p.303-317. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIOME.2010.033552

Annen, S./Bretschneider, M. (2009). Anerkennung informell erworbener Kompetenzen aus bildungspolitischer und wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Perspektive (Recognising informally acquired skills from an educational policy and economic perspective). bildungsforschung, 6(1), p.187–207. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25539/bildungsforschun.v1i0.92

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Selected Presentations

Silvia Annen & Sabrina Sailer-Frank: Strategische Ausgestaltung von Ausbildungsprozessen in neuen Berufsfeldern – eine typenspezifische Betrachtung (Strategic design of training processes in new occupational fields - a type-specific approach). 9. Österreichische Berufsbildungsforschungskonferenz (BBFK) (Berufsbildung in Zeiten des Mangels - Handlungserfordernisse neu denken) (Innsbruck), 4. July 2024.

Silvia Annen, Sabrina Sailer-Frank & Claudia Schiedeck (Federal Institute, Rio Grande do Sul): Federal Institutes – Brazil’s Chance for a Broader Variety of Vocational Education? ECER Conference (Nicosia), 28. August 2024.

Silvia Annen, Julia Hufnagl, Jake Murdoch & Olivier Joseph: Returns to Education focusing on ICT skills - Empirical Results beyond pay Inequality. 15th International Conference & 75th Anniversary of the JVET Journal (Oxford), 15. July 2023.

Silvia Annen: Academisation, Hybrid Qualifications and Skills Shortage – Competition and Complementarity between Vocational and Higher Education in Germany. Presentation within the Canadian and International Higher Education (CIHE) Speaker Series (University of Toronto, OISE), 27. October 2022.

Silvia Annen & Michael Tiemann (BIBB, Bonn): Practice Versus Theory: Is There a Competition Between Academic and Vocational Qualifications? Empirical Results From the German Labor Market. WERA Focal Meeting (San Diego), 21. April 2022.

Silvia Annen: Employers determine it all - Getting informal learning results recognized in a foreign labour market. 4th International G.R.E.A.T. Conference - Informal Learning in Vocational Education and Training (Köln), 29. September 2022.

Silvia Annen, Xavier St Denis (INRS Montréal, Canada) & Julia Hufnagl: Family background and exits from overqualification in the UK and Germany. 7th International NEPS Conference (online), 06. December 2022.

Silvia Annen & Sabrina Sailer: Ausbilder von Morgen. Kompetenzorientierte Anforderungsprofile an Absolventen wirtschaftspädagogischer Studiengänge durch die Digitalisierung (Trainers of tomorrow. Competence-oriented requirement profiles for graduates of business education courses due to digitalization). digiGEPF 2021 (online), 22. September 2021.

Silvia Annen: Building Meaningful Public, Private, and Educational Partnerships for Workers of the Future. “Rising Tide – A Summit on Economic Security” California State Governments, Sacramento (USA), February 2020.

Silvia Annen: Scaling Up Apprenticeships: Building on the Success of International Apprenticeship Models. Hearings im U.S. Congress (House of Representatives' Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee), Washington DC, 16. July 2019.

Silvia Annen: The Usability of Foreign Qualifications and Skills in the Canadian Labour Market – Results Using PIAAC. XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Toronto, July 2018.

Silvia Annen: Recognition of foreign qualifications and skills in the Canadian labour market – results from PIAAC. 12th JVET Conference: “Researching Policy and Practice in Vocational Education and Training” Worcester College, Oxford, July 2017.

Silvia Annen: Competency Standards, Assessment and Certification Concepts and Practices including Certification as a Quality Assurance Mechanism – Perspectives from: European Union. ASEAN Forum on Competency Assessment and Certification. Manila (Philippines), May 2015.

Silvia Annen: Schnittstellen in der beruflichen Erwachsenenbildung – Funktion und Bedeutung von Abschlüssen (Interfaces in adult vocational education - function and significance of qualifications). KEBÖ Jahrestagung 2014: Lernen – Erkennen – Anerkennen. Kritische Betrachtung von Zertifikat und Diplom in der Erwachsenenbildung. Wien (Austria), September 2014.

List of Presentations Prof. Dr. Silvia Annen(130.3 KB)

Summer Semester 2024

• International Vocational Training (seminar)
• Management of Educational Processes (lecture)
• Oberseminar (seminar)
• Principles of Scientific Work (seminar)
• Research Methods in Business Education (lecture)

Link to the lectures on UniVIS (only in German)

Winter Semester 2023/2024

• Business Education (seminar)
• Oberseminar (seminar)
• Principles of Scientific Work (seminar)
• Professionalization of Vocational Education Personnel (seminar, courses A und B)
• Research Questions in Business Education (seminar)

Link to the lectures on UniVIS (only in German)

Summer Semester 2023

• International Vocational Training (seminar)
• Management of Educational Processes (lecture)
• Oberseminar (seminar)
• Professionalization of Vocational Education Personnel (seminar, courses A und B)
• Research Methods in Business Education (lecture)

Link to the lectures on UniVIS (only in German)

Winter Semester 2022/2023

• Business Education (seminar)
• Learning and Teaching with Digital Media (seminar)
• Oberseminar (seminar)
• Professionalization of Vocational Education Personnel (seminar, courses A und B)

Link to the lectures on UniVIS (only in German)

Summer Semester 2022

• International Vocational Training (seminar)
• Management of Educational Processes (lecture)
• Oberseminar (seminar)
• Research Methods in Business Education (lecture)

Link to the lectures on UniVIS (only in German)

Winter Semester 2021/2022

• Business Education (seminar)
• Learning and Teaching with Digital Media (seminar)
• Oberseminar (seminar)
• Professionalization of Vocational Education Personnel (seminar, courses A und B)

Link to the lectures on UniVIS (only in German)

Summer Semester 2021

• International Vocational Training (seminar)
• Management of Educational Processes (lecture)
• Oberseminar (seminar)
• Professionalization of Vocational Education Personnel (seminar, course A)
• Research Methods in Business Education (lecture)

Link to the lectures on UniVIS (only in German)

Winter Semester 2020/2021

• Business Education (seminar)
• Empirical Educational Research (seminar)
• Media Teaching (seminar)
• Physiological, Psychological and Operational Pedagogical Basics of Learning and Working (seminar)
• Physiological, Psychological and Operational Pedagogical Basics of Learning and Working - Consolidation and Practice (consolidation and practice, course C)

Link to the lectures on UniVIS (only in German)

Review Activities

Journals:

• Journal of Vocational Education and Training (JVET)

• Zeitschrift für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik (Journal for Vocational and Business Education) (ZBW)

• International Journal for Training and Development (IJTD)

• Research in Comparative and International Education (RCIE)

• Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training (ERVET)

• Schweizer Nationalfonds (Swiss National Science Foundation)

• Jahrbuch Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik (Yearbook of Vocational and Business Education)

Scientific Conferences:

• AERA Annual Meeting

• WERA Focal Meeting

• SWISS VET Congress

• Sektion Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik (Vocational and Business Education Section)

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hochschuldidaktik (German Association for University Didactics)

• Hochschultage Berufliche Bildung (University Days Vocational Education)

Editorial Review Board:

• Journal of Vocational Education and Training (JVET)

• Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis (Vocational Education in Science and Practice) (BWP) - April 2015 until March 2017