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Publication Date: 1996
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The Learning Professions.
Becher, Tony
Studies in Higher Education, v21 n1 p43-55 Mar 1996
This interim report analyzed attitudes of 69 practicing professionals (doctors, pharmacists, lawyers, accountants, architects, and engineers) toward professional continuing education in the United Kingdom, particularly as it becomes institutionalized. The study identified some characteristic approaches to coping with unfamiliar demands and examined the role of higher education institutions in supporting professional continuing education. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accounting, Architectural Education, College Role, Educational Needs, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Legal Education (Professions), Longitudinal Studies, Medical Education, Pharmaceutical Education, Professional Continuing Education, Professional Occupations, Program Design, Surveys
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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