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Bjørnsen, Gabriela; Dettweiler, Ulrich; Njå, Ove; Knudsen, Knud – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study how learning within the fire and rescue services may be conceptualized, with special attention paid to tunnel fire safety. Previous studies have developed a model to understand learning in emergency response work. The concept of learning is extended from observed changes in relevant settings to also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Safety, Emergency Medical Technicians, Fire Protection
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Hoel, Linda; Christensen, Erik – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2020
Purpose: Although workplace learning is an important part of professional learning, little is known about the unethical aspects of workplace learning. This study aims to describe students' learning experiences from in-field training in the police. This paper aims to examine how workplace learning can challenge proper ethical professional…
Descriptors: On the Job Training, Police Education, Ethics, Learning Experience
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2020
Developments in five priority areas for VET, agreed in 2015 by the EU-28, Iceland, Norway, candidate countries, the European Commission and EU social partners, are at the centre of this report. Work in 2015-19 shows continuity with earlier national strategies and initiatives. It confirms the recent focus on apprenticeships and other forms of…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Access to Education
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Griswold, Wendy, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2021
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. These "Proceedings" are from the Commission of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Ida Torunn Bjørk; Mette Tøien; Anne Lene Sørensen – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to explore the opportunities for informal learning among nurses working on a hospital ward. Design/methodology/approach: A field study was conducted in one hospital ward. Methods used to collect data included participant observation, ad hoc conversations and formal interviews. Findings: Eight categories…
Descriptors: Nurses, Hospitals, Informal Education, Workplace Learning
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Sommer, Morten; Nja, Ove – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to reveal and analyse dominant learning processes in emergency response work from the fire-fighters' point of view, and how fire-fighters develop their competence. Design/methodology/approach: This study adopted an explorative approach using participant observation. The objective of this open-minded approach…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Learning Processes, Competence, Fire Protection