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ERIC Number: EJ572027
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0729-4360
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Practicum Learning: Perils of the Authentic Workplace.
Hughes, Chris
Higher Education Research and Development, v17 n2 p207-27 Jun 1998
Examination of the workplace as a learning environment reveals it is far from ideal and poses unique challenges to the practicum supervisor, especially when that role is assumed by a workplace supervisor. Specific interests of student and employee may not coincide, and the interests of both diverge from those of organizations and owners. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Practicum Supervision, Practicums, Relevance (Education), Student Needs, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: "Work-Based Learning."