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Hunter, Carrie Patricia – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to document the ways pharmaceutical representatives learn for work and report attributes of (in)formality and other characteristics of ways of learning perceived as effective and frequently used. Design/methodology/approach: A total of agents 20 from 11 pharmaceutical manufacturers across Canada participated…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Foreign Countries, Pharmaceutical Education, Pharmacy
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Taber, Nancy; Plumb, Donovan; Jolemore, Shawn – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore the interaction between organizational policies and daily work practices of paramedics and firefighters within two emergency response organizations. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected in a case study consisting of interviews, focus groups, and observations. The theoretical grounding…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Emergency Programs, Interviews, Observation
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Hicks, Elizabeth; Bagg, Robert; Doyle, Wendy; Young, Jeffrey D. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose: This paper seeks to examine workplace learning strategies, learning facilitators and learning barriers of public accountants in Canada across three professional levels--trainees, managers, and partners. Design/methodology/approach: Volunteer participants from public accounting firms in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick completed a demographic…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Informal Education, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies
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Servage, Laura – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2005
Purpose--The purpose of this work is twofold. First, the vagueness of e-learning terminology is explored as a premise that the uncritical use of language reflects uncritical approaches to e-learning. North American practitioner literature is then reviewed to examine the way(s) in which e-learning vocabulary and metaphors reveal the attitudes and…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Employees, Computer Uses in Education