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Culture Matters--The Training of Senior Civil Servants in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland
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Knassmüller, Monika; Veit, Sylvia – Teaching Public Administration, 2016
Senior civil servants (SCS) are powerful actors with great responsibilities in the field of policymaking and management. Due to public sector reforms that are New Public Management oriented, specialised education and structured training programmes for (future) SCS as well as fast-track systems for high-potential employees have become increasingly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Public Administration Education
A Study of Difficulties and Approaches for Innovative Talents Training of Public Administration Undergraduates
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Zhu, Yanhan; Wu, Juan – Higher Education Studies, 2014
The innovation is the soul of one nation making progresses. To build an innovative country, we need to train more innovative talents who is capable of public administration. The innovative talents training of public administration undergraduate faces a lot of problems, such as the influences of traditional culture, the constraint of education…
Descriptors: Public Administration, Public Administration Education, Talent Development, Undergraduate Students
Assessment of Dog Guides by Users in Japan and Suggestions for Improvement
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Koda, Naoko; Kubo, Masumi; Ishigami, Tomomi; Furuhashi, Hiroaki – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
Dog guide users in Japan were mostly satisfied with and used their dogs frequently; however, they requested some improvements in training and in basic guiding work. The findings of the study suggest the need for further improvement of training methods, considering cultural factors and individual users' needs. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Training Methods, Cultural Influences, Animals
Culture and the Processes of Virtual Teaming for Training
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Ahanchian, M. R.; McCormick, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009
Virtual teamwork is a growing mode of operation within organizations through the increasing sophistication and accessibility of computer-mediated communication. The purpose of this paper was to develop a new conceptual framework and propositions to assist understanding of a new training phenomenon. The approach used was the integration of related,…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Virtual Classrooms, Cultural Influences, Teamwork
Instructor Beliefs and Their Mediation of Instructor Strategies
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Owen, Christine – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2009
Purpose: The overall aim of this research is to investigate how aspects of organizational culture enable or constrain the facilitation of learning in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative design was used involving 100 semi-structured interviews conducted with air traffic controllers operating in three centers in Australia. The…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Beliefs, Values, Trainers
Ethnic and Cultural Focus in Airport Driver Training
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Cokley, John; Rankin, William – International Journal of Training Research, 2009
A series of linked relationships is advanced which together suggest changes should be made to training programs for airside drivers at major airports in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Overall, the links suggest a relationship between the number of airside incidents such as collisions at airports, the ethnic diversity evident…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Foreign Countries, Cost Effectiveness, Business Communication