Showing papers in "Studies in Continuing Education in 2020"
TL;DR: Although teachers commitment to continuous professional learning is crucial for high quality education, research shows that this learning cannot be taken for granted as mentioned in this paper, and teachers need to take this commitment into account.
Abstract: Although teachers’ commitment to continuous professional learning is crucial for high quality education, research shows that this learning cannot be taken for granted. To better understand how teac...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the most pressing challenges for efforts aimed at equity and social justice in the world, including the need to address the history of violence in the people who experience homelessness.
Abstract: Eradicating homelessness is one of the most pressing challenges for efforts aimed at equity and social justice in the world. Many people who experience homelessness have histories of violence, grow...
24 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors contribute to the science-practice gap regarding the application of evidence-based actions for maximising training effectiveness in corporate practice by contributing to the Science Practice Gap.
Abstract: The present study aimed at contributing to the science-practice gap regarding the application of evidence-based actions for maximising training effectiveness in corporate practice. Training and dev...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the main purpose of the study was to design and implement a professional development program on technology integration for teachers in a public education centre based on the technological pedago...
Abstract: The main purpose of this study was to design and implement a professional development programme on technology integration for teachers in a public education centre based on the technological pedago...
13 citations
TL;DR: Work-integrated learning (WIL) seeks to bridge the gap between "scholastic" training and work as discussed by the authors, but the WIL discourse remains formed by the idea of academia and work.
Abstract: Work-integrated Learning (WIL) seeks to bridge the gap between ‘scholastic’ training and work. This study explores the ironic fact that the WIL discourse remains formed by the idea of academia and ...
13 citations
TL;DR: This article studied the ways in which students engage with supervisory feedback in doctoral writing and found that students engaged with feedback in a similar way to the way they engage with student fee feedback.
Abstract: Despite the burgeoning research on feedback, we know little about the ways in which students engage with supervisory feedback in doctoral writing – a crucial element for understanding students’ fee...
12 citations
TL;DR: Access to, and participation in, higher education is expanding. Commonalities in the organisation of this expansion are distinctive vocational pathways, liberal marketisation and significant employ-ability as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Access to, and participation in, higher education is expanding. Commonalities in the organisation of this expansion are distinctive vocational pathways, liberal marketisation and significant employ ...
12 citations
TL;DR: One of the most often repeated goals in modern society is making education available to all on equal terms, regardless of social origin, culture or individual characteristics such as age, gender or... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: One of the most often repeated goals in modern society is making education available to all on equal terms, regardless of social origin, culture or individual characteristics such as age, gender or...
10 citations
TL;DR: This paper investigated whether andragogical assumptions and their common critiques are reflected in global PIAAC data using its motivation-to-learn (MtL) and elaboration scales.
Abstract: We investigated whether andragogical assumptions and their common critiques are reflected in global PIAAC data using its motivation-to-learn (MtL) and elaboration scales. A preliminary validation s...
10 citations
TL;DR: The professional development of principals is a key element in improving the quality of educational systems as discussed by the authors, although it is common for the training of educational leaders to be associated to formal education.
Abstract: The professional development of principals is a key element in improving the quality of educational systems. Although it is common for the training of educational leaders to be associated to formal...
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TL;DR: While there is no lack of research on student engagement with feedback obtained from teachers, peers, or computers in higher education, scholars have conducted much less research on novice research.
Abstract: While there is no lack of research on student engagement with feedback obtained from teachers, peers, or computers in higher education, scholars have conducted much less research on novice research
TL;DR: This paper argued that fiction can operate as a critical feminist curriculum and discussed how this manifests itself in terms of content and teaching methodologies, using a close reading of Nao and Nao.
Abstract: This article argues that fiction can operate as a critical feminist curriculum and discusses how this manifests itself in terms of content and teaching methodologies. It uses a close reading of Nao...
TL;DR: In this article, the successful translation of new knowledge into inclusive teaching prac is discussed, and the characteristics of teacher professional learning opportunities are known to promote engagement by teachers; however, the success of the translation of knowledge into inclusion is not guaranteed.
Abstract: Certain characteristics of teacher professional learning opportunities are known to promote engagement by teachers; however, the successful translation of new knowledge into inclusive teaching prac
TL;DR: Vocational education and training (VET) teachers often begin teaching without teaching qualifications, and much of their learning necessarily takes place in the workplace as discussed by the authors, and they are often referred to as "volunteers".
Abstract: Vocational Education and Training (VET) teachers often begin teaching without teaching qualifications, and much of their learning necessarily takes place in the workplace. VET teaching is recognise...
TL;DR: In this paper, critical incidents identified by three U.S. PhD students as they reflected on the process of writing qualifying examinations were discussed and discussed in sociocultura.
Abstract: This qualitative study focuses on critical incidents identified by three U.S. PhD students as they reflected on the process of writing qualifying examinations. This study is couched in sociocultura...
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of sociodemographic characteristics on non-traditional mature freshmen higher education dropout rates was examined in Chile's largest higher education institution, which has a high dropout rate.
Abstract: This paper examines the role of sociodemographic characteristics on non-traditional mature freshmen higher education dropout rates. One of Chile’s largest higher education institutions, which has a...
TL;DR: The authors explored how the situation of unemployment and early job insecurity affects young people's scope for exercising agency with regard to decisions about continui... and explored how this situation affects their ability to make decisions about their lives.
Abstract: This article aims to explore how the situation of unemployment and – more generally – early job insecurity affects young people’s scope for exercising agency with regard to decisions about continui...
TL;DR: Personal trainers are a popular source of exercise guidance for the public but have been shown to have fundamental errors in their knowledge, and hold misconceptions about some exercise and nutriti... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Personal trainers are a popular source of exercise guidance for the public but have been shown to have fundamental errors in their knowledge, and hold misconceptions about some exercise and nutriti...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe and interpret the critical aspects of the development of PhD candidates' professionally relevant, practice-near research competence in the fields of health, welfare and education.
Abstract: This study aims to describe and interpret the critical aspects of the development of PhD candidates' professionally relevant, practice-near research competence in the fields of health, welfare and education. To provide knowledge regarding their development, a qualitative research design and phenomenological hermeneutic approach were used. Ten PhD candidates at a Norwegian multi-disciplinary research school were recruited through non-probability sampling. The following four themes emerged from the analysis: (1) relinquishing the professional status as a practitioner, (2) struggling at a low level of competence, (3) achieving autonomy as a PhD candidate, and (4) wanting to advance professional practice. The PhD candidates experienced loss when they relinquished their former professional status to become researchers while simultaneously struggling at a low level of competence compared to that of other qualified researchers. Thus, the importance of achieving autonomy to advance professional practice cannot be too strongly emphasised when PhD candidates are newcomers in a peripheral position within research communities.
TL;DR: The impact and effectiveness of university-based executive education programs continue to expand across the country, but program directors are unclear about how to articulate the impact of their programs as mentioned in this paper...
Abstract: University-based executive education programs continue to expand across the country, but program directors are unclear about how to articulate the impact and effectiveness of their programs. To hel...
TL;DR: This paper examined my lived experiences as a Chinese doctoral student to gain an in-depth understanding of the causes of the often implicit misunderstandings between Western supervisors and their Chinese doctoral students, and found that implicit misunderstanding is a major cause of many misunderstandings.
Abstract: To gain an in-depth understanding of the causes of the often implicit misunderstandings between Western supervisors and their Chinese doctoral students, we examined my lived experiences as a Chines...
TL;DR: A case study of a twenty-seven-month expansive learning intervention in a South African municipality that sought to transform its healthcare risk waste management practices and enabled ‘boundary crossing’ for practitioners to work across their specialist areas towards co-defining and analysing problems and constructing new solutions.
Abstract: Home-based care facilities provide basic healthcare services to people too sick or frail to access formal clinics and hospitals. These facilities produce ‘healthcare risk waste’ which must be manag...
TL;DR: The Warm Connections project as mentioned in this paper is an innovative partnership model that connects rural adults to university and technical and further education pathways through "warm connections" developed between staff in rural libraries and "neighbourhood houses" and people working in university outreach and preparation programs.
Abstract: Pathways to higher education can appear opaque and unattainable to rural adults, despite the affordances provided by modern broadband and increasing provision of university online learning options. This paper describes an innovative partnership model that connects rural adults to university and technical and further education pathways through ‘warm connections’ developed between staff in rural libraries and ‘neighbourhood houses’, and people working in university outreach and preparation programmes. Through the Warm Connections project, local staff were provided with training and on campus experiences that equipped them to have conversations with rural people about what university is ‘like’ and what it takes to get a place in a university course. Rural community staff reported being confident in providing customised front-line information and advice to rural residents and were able to direct enquiries to appropriate people in tertiary institutions. Some staff themselves enrolled in and successfully completed university short courses, providing role models for their communities. The project reduced the socio-economic distance between rural adults and tertiary education. It successfully built social capital networks of ‘warm connections’ between tertiary institutions and rural communities, although the longevity of those networks will depend on continuing effort by tertiary institutions to maintain and refresh connections.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors offer new insights into the Europeanisation of adult education, as an area of intervention and a component of the European education policy and sector, by tracing routes and processes.
Abstract: The paper offers new insights into the Europeanisation of adult education, as an area of intervention and a component of the European education policy and sector, by tracing routes and processes th...
TL;DR: In the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland, student-led improvement science projects (SLISPs) have been used to implement rapid change in hospital practices as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Improvement science methodology is promoted in the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland for implementing rapid change in hospital practices. Student-Led Improvement Science Projects (SLISPs) h...
TL;DR: Most active labour market policy (ALMP) research investigates potential socioeconomic consequences such as unemployment risks and earning potential but too often neglects potential cultural consequences as mentioned in this paper, such as cultural diversity.
Abstract: Most active labour market policy (ALMP) research investigates potential socioeconomic consequences such as unemployment risks and earning potential but too often neglects potential cultural...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the relationship of dialectic materialism, Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and analyses of work, learning and political economic consciousness in a theoretical review article.
Abstract: In this theoretical review article I discuss the relationship of dialectic materialism, Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and analyses of work, learning and political economic consciousnes...
TL;DR: Change Laboratories are a methodology to deal with complex problems in society in order to both better understand these problems as well as to find potential solutions as mentioned in this paper, and they typically involve colla...
Abstract: Change Laboratories are a methodology to deal with complex problems in society in order to both better understand these problems as well as to find potential solutions. They typically involve colla...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on some of the recent activities undertaken by popular education institutions in Sweden in relation to the refugee challenge in 2015 and analyse how they cope with this challenge.
Abstract: In this article, we direct our focus on some of the recent activities undertaken by popular education institutions in Sweden in relation to the refugee challenge in 2015. The aim is to analyse how ...
TL;DR: The spatial mobility of students and academics as part of the internationalisation of higher education is becoming increasingly relevant in securing top-tier positions, especially within academia as mentioned in this paper, and the spatial mobility is becoming more and more relevant as the internationalization is accelerating.
Abstract: The spatial mobility of students and academics as part of the internationalisation of higher education is becoming increasingly relevant in securing top-tier positions, especially within academia. ...