EDITORIAL BOARD

MOKSLINIS REDAKTORIUS / SCIENTIFIC EDITOR
RIMANTAS LAUŽACKAS o Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas / Vytautas Magnus University o LT

REDAKTORIŲ TARYBA / EDITORIAL BOARD
BERNHARD BONZ o Universität Stuttgart / Stuttgart University o D
WOLFGANG COMPTER o Universität Hohenheim / Hohenheim University o D
REINHARD CZYCHOLL o Universität Oldenburg / Oldenburg University o D
JŪRGEN VAN BUER o Humboldt-Universität Berlin / Humboldt University of Berlin o D
VINCENTAS DIENYS o Profesinio mokymo metodikos centras / Methodical Centre for Vocational Education and Training o LT
ROLF DUBS o Universität St. Gallen / St. Gallen University o CH
BARBARA FEGEBANK o Technische Universität Dresden / Dresden Technical University o D
LEONAS JOVAIŠA o Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University o LT
TOMAS JOVAIŠA o Lietuvos darbo rinkos mokymo tarnyba / Lithuanian Labour Market Training Authority o LT
ADOLF KELL o Universität GH-Siegen / GH-Siegen University o D
MARGARITA TERESEVIČIENĖ o Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas / Vytautas Magnus University o LT
VYTOLIS KUČINSKAS o Klaipėdos universitetas / Klaipėda University o LT
UTE LAUR-ERNST o Vokietijos Federalinis profesinio mokymo institutas / Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB) o D
ANTONIUS LIPSMEIER o Universität Karlsruhe / Karlsruhe University o D
JEAN-LUC PATRY o Universität Salzburg / Salzburg University o A
KĘSTUTIS PUKELIS o Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas / Vytautas Magnus University o LT
SIMON SHAW o Cambridge University o UK
GŪNTER SPREHT o Universität Hamburg / Hamburg University o D
VYTAUTAS ŠERNAS o Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas / Vytautas Magnus University o LT
ERNST UHE o Technische Universität Berlin / Technical University of Berlin o D
THOMAS J.WALKER o Temple University o USA

REDAKCIJOS PERSONALAS / EDITORIAL STAFF
Redaktorius koordinatorius / Editor Co-ordinator RIMANTAS LAUŽACKAS
Redaktoriai / Editors: EUGENIJUS DANILEVIČIUS, VIDMANTAS TŪTLYS
Vadybininkas / Manager TOMAS SABALIAUSKAS
Meninė redaktorė / Designer RITA PENKAUSKIENĖ
Kalbos redaktorės / Language Editors RAMUNĖ ŠARKAUSKIENĖ, VIRGINIJA VASILIAUSKIENĖ
Vertėjų Grupė / Translators
NEMIRA MAČIANSKIENĖ
NORA DRULIENĖ
VITALIJA BERNATAVIČIŪTĖ

PREFACE

This issue of the journal is much more different in its content from the previous issues which were devoted to a certain topic of vocational education and training. The concept of this issue is different - the majority of the articles were written by university doctoral students, alone or together with their scientific supervisors. Thus, it is an experimental issue which spreads the ideas of the young generation scientists and allows to mark more modern insights into the analysis of educational (vocational education and training) practice.

Though the topics of the journal articles are rather diverse, they do not go beyond the research area of vocational education and training as a phenomenon. On the other hand, the articles can be divided into the articles on traditional topics and modern topics that have become relevant during the last decades. Such articles as "Influence of Social Events upon Person's Socialisation", two articles written by German scholars on work training and cooperative teaching in vocational schools as well as the articles that present the results of employee qualification research and qualification development issues can be contributed to traditional topic articles. The modern side of the issue is represented by three groups of articles: group one is relevant to the career counselling problem that has become urgent recently (in the context of lifelong learning) and broadly explored; group two is relevant to the recognition of non-formal and informal learning achievements; group three is related to the assessment of vocational education and training policy in Lithuania and the European Union.

In the second part of the journal the major outcomes of the international Leonardo da Vinci programme project "Meeting the Needs of Employment: European Curriculum Guidelines for Lifelong Vocational Counsellor in the line with the Challenges of EU Enlargement (LT/02/B/P/PP-137003)" are presented. It has become a tradition to acquaint the readers with the relevant political documents that determine the solutions to problematic phenomena. This time two outcomes are proposed: Professional Standard of Career Counsellor and Career Counsellor Education Programme (main modules). A particular interest among theoreticians and practitioners is expected to be triggered off by the standard as its appearance can be related to the creation of theoretical assumptions for the launching of vocational and career counsellor programme. The presented programme is not exhaustive, i.e. only 6 modules are presented. However, they indicate the current work carried out at the outset of career counsellor education and training programme preparation on the basis of the standard.

It is worth mentioning one more time that the journal is meant not only the Lithuanian reader. The translation of the whole journal into the English and German languages opens a much broader context for a scientific discussion, extends the scope of readers and enhances international recognition of the journal. This fact makes it possible to expect that the journal will be included into the international database in the nearest future. Therefore, I am inviting all the representatives and scholars from other countries to write to the Editorial Board of the journal. Articles by vocational education and training researchers from the new EU countries are particularly appreciated.

ROULES FOR ADDUSING ARTICLES

• Articles for publishing are accepted in Lithuanian, English or German languages;
• the articles should be written in Microsoft Word programme with a shrift Times New Roman;
• publications can not exceed 12 pages, written in 12 shrift, single space;
  • articles should be in a clear structure:
  • Abstract and key-words (about 600 characters in total);
  • Introduction (it includes topicality of the article, formulations of objectives, research methods and so on);
  • Main part (it includes several divisions with different titles);
  • Conclusions
• reference list is presented at the end of the article;
• articles should be in two copies, a floppy disk must be added.
  
  It may be send trough e-mail too;
• short information about the author must be added on a separate page: characteristics of activity, scientific achievements, researches, interests, work and contact addresses.