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Lappalainen, Sirpa – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2014
In the current economic order, the basic duty of citizens is to find placements in the internationalising labour market. Internationalism has been a common educational objective throughout Europe. Previously associated as a feature of middle-class subjectivities and academic education, it is implemented in the agenda of vocational education as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Social Services, Health Occupations
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Collin, Kaija Marjukka; Valleala, Ulla Maija; Herranen, Sanna; Paloniemi, Susanna – Studies in Continuing Education, 2012
In the paper we aim to identify various ways of interprofessional collaboration and learning in an emergency unit at a hospital in Finland. According to previous studies, health care work faces various constraints which also challenge interprofessional interaction and learning. We ask what kinds of learning situations and challenges are manifested…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Interprofessional Relationship
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Virolainen, Maarit Hannele; Stenstrom, Marja-Leena; Kantola, Mauri – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2011
This article examines internships as part of the apprenticeship model of learning adopted in higher education. We focus on employers' views on internships, which have hitherto received only limited attention. Our study explores employers' experiences in organizing internships, and their collaboration with one University of Applied Sciences,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Employer Attitudes, Work Experience
Pennell, Maryland; Showell, Shirlene – 1975
Compiling available statistical information on the status of women in health careers, the chart book was designed for use at the International Conference on Women in Health. Tables and figures illustrate statements through statistics and graphs. In the section dealing with the United States, tables present a broad statistical base, and figures…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Charts, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations