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Curran, Vernon; Gustafson, Diana L.; Simmons, Karla; Lannon, Heather; Wang, Chenfang; Garmsiri, Mahyar; Fleet, Lisa; Wetsch, Lyle – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2019
Mandatory continuing professional education is accepted across many professions as a re-credentialing mechanism to maintain professional competency. Self-directed learning is a widely recognized type of learning to meet mandatory continuing professional education requirements. The nature and characteristics of self-directed learning has been…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Independent Study, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Hunter, Carrie Patricia – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to document the ways pharmaceutical representatives learn for work and report attributes of (in)formality and other characteristics of ways of learning perceived as effective and frequently used. Design/methodology/approach: A total of agents 20 from 11 pharmaceutical manufacturers across Canada participated…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Foreign Countries, Pharmaceutical Education, Pharmacy
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Kotey, Bernice; Saini, Bandana; While, Lesley – International Journal of Training Research, 2011
The study investigated employee learning strategies in community pharmacies in Australia and the factors that explain differences among pharmacies in the strategies employed. A qualitative methodology was applied, involving semi-structured interviews with owners, managers, or senior employees of 12 pharmacies. The findings revealed learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Staff Meetings, Employee Attitudes