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Lahiff, Ann; Li, Junmin; Unwin, Lorna; Zenner-Höffkes, Lea; Pilz, Matthias – European Journal of Training and Development, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address a gap in the comparative research literature on vocational education and training (VET) and skill formation systems. It examines the impact of international technical standardisation and regulation on the design, organisation and delivery of apprenticeships in the aeronautical and aerospace sectors…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Aviation Education, Standards, International Cooperation
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Björck, Ville; Johansson, Kristina – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
This study uses a Foucault-inspired discourse analysis to examine two ideas about learning which reinforce the terminology whereby theory means campus-based training and practice means work placements. The purpose is to problematise this theory-practice terminology and provide scope for a non-dualistic alternative. The ideas examined are the idea…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Student Attitudes, Theory Practice Relationship, Student Placement
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Brix, Jacob – Learning Organization, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose how a bottom-up creation of an ambidextrous organization can be enabled. By integrating research on "contextual ambidexterity" and "individual and organizational capacity building", an "innovation capacity building" framework is conceptualized that suggests how balance…
Descriptors: Innovation, Capacity Building, Transformational Leadership, Workplace Learning
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Stanley, Trevor; Xu, Jia – Accounting Education, 2019
This exploratory study seeks to obtain the views of strategic decision-makers surrounding the implementation of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Accountancy programs in Australian universities. Using an online questionnaire with mainly open-ended questions, the results showed most respondents perceived WIL programs as important and should be offered…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning, Decision Making
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Glennon, Russ; Hodgkinson, Ian; Knowles, Joanne – Teaching Public Administration, 2019
In the context of public value, it is argued that there is a need to adopt the learning organisation philosophy to manage public service organisations better. For collaborative work with public sector managers or in management education, a fictitious scenario is presented to develop the concept of the learning organisation as paradox. Faced with…
Descriptors: Management Development, Public Administration, Organizational Change, Public Service
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Lemmetty, Soila; Collin, Kaija – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
Rapid changes in working life have raised awareness of the need for lifelong learning among personnel, and there is increasing concern regarding the sustainability of such learning, especially in growth companies, where learning can be seen as a prerequisite for many work practices. Hence, the aim of this study is to understand the sustainability…
Descriptors: Well Being, Workplace Learning, On the Job Training, Lifelong Learning
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Morris, Thomas Howard – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
Self-directed learning and creativity are critical workplace competences that are important to foster in formal educational settings. Previous studies have identified a relationship between self-directed learning and creativity, but the specific nature of this relationship is unclear. The purpose of the present theoretical paper is to examine…
Descriptors: Creativity, Independent Study, Correlation, Learning Processes
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Dobbins, Kerry; Fell, Patricia Lynne – Teaching in Higher Education, 2020
Placement or work-based learning is an integral component of many HE programmes and mentors can play a pivotal role in a student's learning experience. Studies have explored the characteristics of 'good' mentors or mentees, but there is limited research that fully considers the interpersonal dynamics within such relationships. The notion of 'gift…
Descriptors: Mentors, Workplace Learning, Student Attitudes, Learning Experience
Misko, Josie; Wibrow, Bridget – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2020
A companion to "Traditional Trade Apprenticeships: Training Activity, Employer Incentives and International Practice," this report collates qualitative material from in-depth interviews and focus groups with employers, trainers, apprentices and relevant government officials describing what is effective, what is not, and what needs…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Program Effectiveness, On the Job Training, Building Trades
Wanda Colon – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The effectiveness of workplace learning programs is linked to employee/learner motivation. However, our current understanding of workplace learning does not always acknowledge the importance of learner motivation to acquire new skills. In this study, I proposed that to obtain learning success and engage employees to learn on- the- job, employers…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Learning Motivation, Skill Development, Job Skills
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Wheeler, Leone – International Journal of Training Research, 2017
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is an essential component of learning in and for the workplace, and a key building block of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO's) "Key Features of Learning Cities." TVET provides pathways to employment, particularly for young people, and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Technical Education, Skill Development, Municipalities
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Chan, Selena, Ed.; Huntington, Nicholas, Ed. – Professional and Practice-based Learning, 2022
This book contributes extensively to a better understanding of how vocational education and training (VET) and practice-based learning and teaching is developed and designed. It presents examples of vocational education as an ongoing dialogue, continually refreshed through engagement between educators and learners, Maori, employers, industry, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Holistic Approach
BC Student Outcomes, 2022
Every year, the BC Student Outcomes Program collects feedback from former students who took post-secondary programs. Student feedback is essential to maintain quality and relevance in the education system. In 2022, over 28,500 former students were surveyed; key results from those surveys are presented in this report. 90% of the former…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Student Satisfaction
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Dillard, Cynthia B. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2016
This chapter explores how both historically and in contemporary times of escalating violence against our bodies, minds, and spirits worldwide, Black women lead, love, and live within contexts of suffering.
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Work Environment, Women Administrators, Leadership
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Groen, Janet; Kawalilak, Colleen – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2016
In this chapter, we reconnect with and reflect on our own stories of working within a university setting and how we create spaces for the possibility of transformative learning. Through this process, we have renewed our purpose to advocate for a deeper focus on "the relational" in those contexts where a dominant focus on systems,…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Workplace Learning, Work Environment, Reflection
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