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Peer reviewedHarris, Roger; Simons, Michele; Willis, Peter; Carden, Pam – International Journal of Training and Development, 2003
Interviews with 32 apprentices, 21 employers, and 6 teachers in technical and further education and on-the-job learning environments showed that groups had different perceptions of the complementarity of on- and off-job learning. Learning was complicated by movement among different communities of practice with sometimes contradictory messages.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Off the Job Training
Peer reviewedHarris, Roger; Willis, Peter; Simons, Michele; Collins, Emily – Journal of Vocational Education and Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, 2001
Interviews and focus groups with 32 apprentices, 21 employers, and 6 teachers in Australia's construction industry showed that on-the-job learning was perceived as more real and focused on "how"; off-the-job learning was less pressured, broader, more theoretical, and concerns with "why." The different contributions each made to…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Construction Industry, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Harris, Roger; Willis, Peter; Simons, Michele – 1998
This report is an interpretative examination of on- and off-job sites as learning environments. It explores meanings that apprentices, workplace mentors, and technical and further education (TAFE) teachers develop and place on integrated training. Key insights from research on 32 apprentices, 21 host employers, and 6 TAFE teachers in South…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Constructivism (Learning), Education Work Relationship, Educational Environment
