Business and economics undergo far reaching changes called mega-trends: Globalization, fast long distance communication, innovations in technology as well as corresponding adaption of skill demands and worldwide competition are some of the most important and characteristic features of that development. How can we cope with this situation in vocational education? What are its implications for curricula and for methods of teaching and learning? Based on sophisticated research this volume offers ideas on how to deal with the new problems in the field of vocational education and training. Its main focus is on commercial education. But most of the concepts, strategies and approaches outlined in the 17 chapters can easily be transferred to other fields of secondary and post-secondary vocational education. Contents: Gerald A. Straka/Peter Nenniger/Nike Pla¿eier/Gert Spevacek/Marold Wosnitza: Development, Test and Evaluation of a Further Education Concept for Teachers and Trainers to Promote Motivated Self-Directed Learning in Schools and Companies in Business Education - Beate Hardt/Uwe Kleinbeck: Motivation, Goal Commitment and Action in Learning Processes for Vocational Education - Manfred Prenzel/Klaudia Kramer/Barbara Drechsel: Self-Determined and Interested Learning in Vocational Education - Peter F.E. Sloane: Running into Practice - The Application Transfer between School and Enterprises in the German Dual System of VET - Klaus Beck/Andrea Dransfeld/Gerhard Minnameier/Eveline Wuttke: Autonomy in Heterogeneity? Development of Moral Judgement Behaviour During Business Education - J¿rgen van Buer/Sabine Matth¿: The Development of Communicative Competence and Behaviour of Young People in their Business Education and Training - Annette Bauer-Klebl/Dieter Euler/Amgela Hahn: Potential of Classroom Dialogues in Promoting Social Competence - Franz-Josef Kaiser/Volker Brettschneider: Decision-Making Processes in Small Groups within the Case-Study-Method - Frank Achtenhagen: Reality and Complex Teaching-Learning Environments - J¿rgen Bloech/Susanne Hartung/Christian Orth: Processes of Learning and Teaching within the Use of Business Games in Continuing Education - Martina Noss/Frank Achtenhagen: Opportunities of Supporting Self-Directed Learning at the Workplace - An Empirical Research on the Training of Bank Employees - Helmut M. Niegemann/Manfred Hofer/Oliver Neff/Eva-Maria Gronki-Jost: Computer Based, Self-Directed Learning in Vocational Education: Theory, Instructional Design, and Evaluation