What questions does vocational and economic education research address? The current yearbook provides answers to this: it focuses on issues related to the organization, conditions, and structures of vocational education. Among other things, it discusses approaches to developing expertise, the structures of dual or dualistic vocational education, and the consequences of the academicization of vocational education. Additional contributions center on research into vocational teaching and learning as well as questions of higher education and teacher training research, with a particular focus on the specifics of part-time study programs. Finally, the authors inquire about the significance of vocational continuing education for companies and employees in the skilled trades, as well as approaches to assessing apprentices in practical settings. An overview.