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Kohlström, Kirsi; Rantatalo, Oscar; Karp, Staffan; Padyab, Mojgan – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2017
Purpose: This study aims to examine how subgroups within a cohort of Swedish police students value different types of curricula content (i.e. new competencies versus enduring ones) in the context of the currently transforming landscape of basic police training. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on a Swedish national survey (N = 369), the study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Police Education, Curriculum, Student Attitudes
Mahieu, Ron; Wolming, Simon – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2013
Due to societal changes there is a growing need for distant and adult learning. The reason to participate in education and the choices that students make may differ. In this study the factors age, gender, rate of studies and parenthood have been analysed in order to see how these relate to different motivational factors for choosing a web-based…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Web Based Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Sandberg, Anette; Vuorinen, Tuula – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
The purpose of this article is to describe and analyse play through a contemporary historical perspective, based upon pre-school teachers', students majoring in education, and teacher education students' descriptions of memories from their childhood regarding play and toys. The overall method is retrospective. The data consists of 111 interviews…
Descriptors: Play, Toys, Recall (Psychology), Child Development