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Nazarinia Roy, R. Roudi; Schumm, Walter R. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2011
As noted by Moore (2007, xxiii), the fifth section of the second edition of the "Handbook of Distance Education" focused on "some of the main consumers and suppliers of distance education programs," including elementary and secondary education, community colleges, universities, the corporate sector, continuing professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education, Audiences
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Fenwick, Tara – Vocations and Learning, 2008
The general rise in contractors, particularly among knowledge workers negotiating "boundaryless" employment conditions, has generated interest in the nature and forms of contract work. This article explores the learning of contract workers as they negotiate these conditions, with a focus on women. Drawing from a qualitative study of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Nursing, Self Employment
Merrifield, Juliet – Centre for Literacy of Quebec, 2012
Learning always takes place in a particular context and culture, yet educators have tended to focus their attention mainly on the form of learning, its methodology, content and teaching approach. While these can and do affect learning and its results, this paper looks beyond the particulars of the program to explore how the context and culture of…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Workplace Literacy, Basic Skills, Context Effect
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McKay, Elspeth; Vilela, Cenie – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to outline government online training practice. We searched individual research domains of the human-dimensions of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), information and communications technologies (ICT) and instructional design for evidence of either corporate sector or government training practices. We overlapped these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
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Taylor, Maurice; Evans, Karen – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate some of the kinds of formal and informal workplace training activities that workers with low literacy engage in from different parts of Canada and the United Kingdom. The study employed a multi-site case study research design with 31 employees and 18 instructors from seven different types of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Workplace Learning, Workplace Literacy
Colleges Ontario, 2009
Ontario's colleges share the provincial government's belief that apprenticeship must play a greater role in addressing skills shortages and contributing to innovative, high-performance workplaces that enhance Ontario's competitiveness. Given the severity of the economic downturn, Ontario faces an immediate, serious challenge as apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Educational Needs, Apprenticeships, Job Training
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Roy, Andrée; Raymond, Louis – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2008
Training is one of the basic means of human resources development in business organizations, aiming to motivate employees, to develop their potential and to help them perform better. The end of the 20th century has seen the advent of globalisation and the diffusion of new information and communication technologies. Businesses have to change and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Small Businesses
Sánchez, Inmaculada Arnedillo, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers of the 12th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2016, which was organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, April 9-11, 2016. The Mobile Learning 2016 Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Conference Papers, Telecommunications
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Jefferson, Anne L.; Levitan, Barbara – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
The change in technology, in communications and in the dynamics of human and institutional interactions has created a need to shift relations between the world of learning and the world of work. New levers need to be added to those currently relied on. Consequently the learning-work relationship that exists between tertiary education institutions…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Learning, Postsecondary Education, Educational Change
Murray, Fiona, Ed. – Movement for Canadian Literacy, 2006
The "literacy.ca" newsletter is a vehicle for literacy workers and supporters to share information, ideas, resources and research on emerging literacy issues. This issue of "literacy.ca" contains the following articles: (1) Riding The Wave: How will the federal election affect progress on a pan-Canadian literacy agenda?; (2)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Elections, Politics of Education
Medel-Anonuevo, Carolyn, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (NJ1), 2008
Many European governments associate improving literacy with providing development assistance to regions like Africa and Asia from which the majority of the world's 774 million illiterates come. As school attendance is compulsory in the region, it is assumed that the Education for All (EFA) goals have been achieved and literacy is therefore not…
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Policy, Social Integration, Adult Education
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Martin, Lyndon; LaCroix, Lionel; Fownes, Lynda – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2005
This paper presents some initial findings from a multi-year project that is exploring the growth of mathematical understanding in a variety of construction trades training programs. In this paper, we focus on John, an entry-level plumbing trainee. We explore his understandings for multiplication, fractions and units of imperial measure as he…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, On the Job Training, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Concepts
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Gabriel, Monica; Longman, Sandra – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2004
How do organizations cope with the increased speed of technological change? How do leaders optimize resources with tightened budgets? How do staff and students acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in the midst of constant change? Electronic learning (e-learning) is one form of learning that utilizes technology to deliver, interact or…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Community Programs, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology
Colleges Ontario, 2006
This report documents the central role of the college-educated workforce in improving labour productivity across the economy and supporting an innovation culture in the workplace. It describes critical "enabling occupations" that play a key role in allowing companies to build a culture of innovation in the workplace which they need if…
Descriptors: Productivity, College Graduates, Credentials, Health Services
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Cleveland-Innes, Martha; Ally, Mohamed – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2004
Research employing an experimental design pilot-tested two delivery platforms, WebCT™ and vClass™, for the generation of affective learning outcomes in the workplace. Using a sample of volunteer participants in the help-desk industry, participants were randomly assigned to one of the two types of delivery software. Thirty-eight subjects…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Workplace Learning, Outcomes of Education, Electronic Learning
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