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Hewett, Suniti; Becker, Karen; Bish, Adelle – Education & Training, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the use of blended learning in the workplace and questions whether interpersonal interaction facilitates learner engagement (specifically behavioral, cognitive and/or emotional engagement), and if so, the means by which this occurs. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach was taken to this…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Workplace Learning, Learner Engagement, Work Environment
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Guglielmi, Dina; Chiesa, Rita; Mazzetti, Greta – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare how the dimension of attitudes toward future that consists in perception of dynamic future may be affected by desirable goals (desired job flexibility) and probable events (probable job flexibility) in a group of permanent vs temporary employees. Moreover the aim is to explore the gender differences…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Comparative Analysis, Employee Attitudes, Employees
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Dhliwayo, Shepherd – Education & Training, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a prospective entrepreneurship training model based on experiential learning which will enable the "production" of small business owners or entrepreneurs which is not being achieved by the current methods. Design/methodology/approach: This is a conceptual paper. It analyses the current…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Models
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Dominguinhos, Pedro Miguel Calado; Carvalho, Luisa Margarida Cagica – Education & Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effectiveness of entrepreneurship training programmes targeting post-graduate students. Design/methodology/approach: The approach takes the form of a case study of an entrepreneurship training programme, to assess its effectiveness. For this purpose the paper concentrates on the number of firms…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Graduate Students, Labor Market, Program Effectiveness
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Grollmann, Philipp; Rauner, Felix – Education & Training, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show that the quality of learning in German apprenticeships can be increased without raising costs under certain conditions. It starts with a contextual description of apprenticeship in the dual system, showing that this insight is of central importance, since employers in Germany are increasingly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Costs, Apprenticeships, Innovation
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Ehiyazaryan, Ester – Education & Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on pedagogical research into the student experience of an approach to enterprise education integrated into the curriculum in a large metropolitan university. The paper aims to explore the implications which the research findings have for pedagogy for enhancing student employability and to discuss the…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Focus Groups, Measures (Individuals), Work Environment