Prof. Dr. Silvia Annen

Research
Recognition of qualifications and competencies
Labor market usability of qualifications and returns to education
Educational trajectories and educational decisions
International comparative (vocational) education research
Governance of the education and employment system
Digitization of learning processes
Selected Publications
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. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/citedby/10.1080/13636820.2021.2015713?scroll=top&needAccess=true
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. In: International Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 25, Issue 1, pp. 3-22. URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ijtd.12204
Annen, S.: Measuring labour market success: A comparison between immigrants and native-born Canadians using PIAAC. In: Journal of Vocational Education & Training (Published online: 15 May 2018). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2018.1473469
Annen, S.: Recognition and Utilization of Foreign Qualifications and Skills in the Canadian Labor Market. In: The International Journal of Community Diversity, Volume 18, Issue 1, 2018, pp. 1-21. DOI:10.18848/2327-0004/CGP/v18i01/1-21
Annen, S./Tiemann, S.: Employability of academically and vocationally qualified employees - theoretical reflections and empirical evidence from the commerce sector in Germany. In: International Journal of Learning and Teaching (IJLT) Volume 3, Issue 3, 2017, pp. 241-246. URL: http://www.ijlt.org/uploadfile/2017/0822/20170822083934258.pdf
Annen, S./Tiemann, M.: Education, status and income - An established triangle disrupted by new qualifications? In: International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education (IJCDES), Volume 8, Issue 3, 2017, pp. 3131-3139. DOI: 10.20533/ijcdse.2042.6364.2017.0421
Kaiser, F./Annen, S./Tiemann, M.: 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: Lessons from Around the World. Cham: 2017. pp. 389-405.
Annen, S./Tiemann, M.: Mapping Commercial and Business Service Occupations by Comparing Qualificational and Factual Requirements. In: International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education (IJCDSE), Volume 6, Issue 4, 2015, pp. 2303-2311. DOI: 10.20533/ijcdse.2042.6364.2015.0317
Annen, S./Schreiber, D.: External examination in France and Germany: recognition of informal learning from an institutional economic perspective. In: International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education (IJIOME), Issue 3, 2010, pp. 303-317. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIOME.2010.033552
Annen, S./Bretschneider, M.: Anerkennung informell erworbener Kompetenzen aus bildungspolitischer und wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Perspektive. In: bildungsforschung. 2009, 6. Jg., Ausgabe 1, pp. 187–207. URL: http://www.bildungsforschung.org/index.php/bildungsforschung/article/viewFile/92/94
Selected Presentations
„Building Meaningful Public, Private, and Educational Partnerships for Workers of the Future” within the framework of the summit “Rising Tide – A Summit on Economic Security” of the California State Governments, Sacramento (USA), February 2020.
„Scaling Up Apprenticeships: Building on the Success of International Apprenticeship Models“ within the framework of the hearings at the U.S. Congress (House of Representatives' Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee), Washington DC, 16.07.2019.
„The Usability of Foreign Qualifications and Skills in the Canadian Labour Market – Results Using PIAAC” within the framework of the XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Toronto, July 2018.
„Recognition of foreign qualifications and skills in the Canadian labour market – results from PIAAC” within the framework of the 12th JVET Conference: “Researching Policy and Practice in Vocational Education and Training” Worcester College, Oxford, July 2017.
„Competency Standards, Assessment and Certification Concepts and Practices including Certification as a Quality Assurance Mechanism – Perspectives from: European Union” within the framework of the ASEAN Forum on Competency Assessment and Certification. Manila (Philippines), May 2015.
„Schnittstellen in der beruflichen Erwachsenenbildung – Funktion und Bedeutung von Abschlüssen“ within the framework of the KEBÖ Jahrestagung 2014: Lernen – Erkennen – Anerkennen. Kritische Betrachtung von Zertifikat und Diplom in der Erwachsenenbildung. Vienna (Austria), September 2014.
Lectures
- V/Ü: Forschungsmethoden der Wirtschaftspädagogik - Vorlesung
- 2 SWS
- Silvia Annen
- Details in UnivISzur Lehrveranstaltung V/Ü: Forschungsmethoden der Wirtschaftspädagogik - Vorlesung
- V: Steuerung von Bildungsprozessen - Vorlesung
- 3 SWS
- Silvia Annen
- Details in UnivISzur Lehrveranstaltung V: Steuerung von Bildungsprozessen - Vorlesung
- HS: Internationale Berufsbildung
- 3 SWS
- Silvia Annen , Julia Hufnagl
- Details in UnivISzur Lehrveranstaltung HS: Internationale Berufsbildung
- HS: Professionalisierung von Bildungspersonal - Termin A
- 3 SWS
- Silvia Annen , Julia Hufnagl
- Details in UnivISzur Lehrveranstaltung HS: Professionalisierung von Bildungspersonal - Termin A
- HS: Professionalisierung von Bildungspersonal - Termin B (PB)
- 3 SWS
- Silvia Annen , Julia Hufnagl
- Details in UnivISzur Lehrveranstaltung HS: Professionalisierung von Bildungspersonal - Termin B
- Oberseminar
- 2 SWS
- Silvia Annen
- Details in UnivISzur Lehrveranstaltung Oberseminar
Vorlesungen
Seminare
Winter semester 2022/2023
- Business Education
- Learning and Teaching with Digital Media
- Oberseminar
- Professionalization of Vocational Education Personnel (Courses A und B)
Summer semester 2022
- Research Questions in Business Education
- International Vocational Training
- Oberseminar
- Management of Educational Processes
Winter semester 2021/2022
- Business Education
- Learning and Teaching with Digital Media
- Oberseminar
- Professionalization of Vocational Education Personnel (Courses A und B)
Summer semester 2021
- International Vocational Training
- Oberseminar
- Professionalization of Vocational Education Personnel (Course A)
- Management of Educational Processes
Winter semester 2020/2021
- Business Education
- Empirical Educational Research
- Media Teaching
- Physiological, Psychological and Operational Pedagogical Basics of Learning and Working - Lecture
- Physiological, Psychological and Operational Pedagogical Basics of Learning and Working - Consolidation and Practice (Course C)
Vita
Academic Backround
2020 – today
Professorship for Business Education (Prof. Dr. Silvia Annen) at the Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg, GER
2017 – 2019
Visiting Scholar as DFG Research Fellow at the University of Toronto in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (supervised by Prof. Dr. Leesa Wheelahan), Toronto, CAN
2011
PhD at the University of Cologne, GER: 'Recognition of competencies. Criterion-oriented analysis of selected procedures in Europe' (Supervision by Prof. Dr. Detlef Buschfeld).
2006 – 2008
Research Assistant and Doctoral Candidate at the Chair of Economic and Social Pedagogy at the University of Cologne, GER
2001 – 2005
Diploma Studies in Business Education at the University of Cologne, GER
Professional Backround
2019 – 2020
Doctoral Research Fellow (Project Management Research and Development) at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Bonn, GER
2007 – 2017
Doctoral Research Fellow (Project Management Research and Development) at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Bonn, GER
2009 – today
Lecturer in the advanced training course "Fachwirt/in für zahnärztliches Praxismanagement" (Specialist in dental practice management) at the Westphalia-Lippe Chamber of Dentists, Münster, GER
2006 – 2007
Research Assistant within the framework of the BMBF Initiative ANKOM at the Westphalia-Lippe Dental Association, Münster, GER
2006 – 2007
Lecturer in the master class for hairdressers at the Cologne Hairdressers Guild, GER
Review Activities
Journals:
Journal of Vocational Education and Training (JVET)
Zeitschrift für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik (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
Jahrbuch Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik
Scientific Conferences:
AERA Annual Meeting
WERA Focal Meeting
SWISS VET Congress
Sektion Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hochschuldidaktik
Hochschultage Berufliche Bildung
Editorial Review Board:
Journal of Vocational Education and Training (JVET)
Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis (BWP) - April 2015 until March 2017