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Sonya Bird; Rae Anne Claxton; Maida Percival – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2023
As is typical across Turtle Island, the Hul'q'umi'num' (Coast Salish) language revitalization movement is being carried by adult language learners (Haynes 2010; McIvor 2015) but becoming a proficient Hul'q'umi'num' speaker is challenging given the complexity of its sound system. In this paper, we share our experiences using the speech analysis…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Language Maintenance, Language Research, Documentation
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Rook, Laura – Learning Organization, 2013
Purpose: The concept of a mental model has been described by theorists from diverse disciplines. The purpose of this paper is to offer a robust definition of an individual mental model for use in organisational management. Design/methodology/approach: The approach adopted involves an interdisciplinary literature review of disciplines, including…
Descriptors: Models, Cognitive Structures, Visualization, Schemata (Cognition)
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Selco, Jodye; Bruno, Mary; Chan, Sue – Journal of Chemical Education, 2013
Understanding how the periodic table of elements is organized and how to read information from it is fundamental for understanding chemistry. Introductory chemistry courses usually include discussions detailing what elemental information can be determined by virtue of its position on the periodic table. Although many people have been exposed to…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Hands on Science, Tables (Data), Science Instruction
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Mckeown, Ian – Industry and Higher Education, 2010
Entrepreneurship is increasingly viewed as a plural rather than singular endeavour. This paper develops a conceptual framework of team-based entrepreneurial learning, challenging the myth of the entrepreneurial "Lone Ranger" and revealing the significance of power structures in the SME management team in mediating what is and is not learnt.…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Learning Theories
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Fletcher, Sarah – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2007
This chapter explores how incorporating the possible selves construct within a supportive and challenging mentoring relationship can assist in personal and professional growth. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Learning, Mentors, Professional Development
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Lindskog, Magnus; Abrahamsson, Mats; Aronsson, Hakan – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2007
Contemporary supply chains are vastly complex, and decisions made by actors have system-wide consequences that these might not be able to foresee. There are gaps between "best practice"-founded theory and actual practice in supply chains. To remedy this, we argue, the supply chain actors need to enhance systems knowledge. There is a need to…
Descriptors: Supply and Demand, Information Management, Decision Making Skills, Theory Practice Relationship
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Davis-Manigaulte, Jacqueline; Yorks, Lyle; Kasl, Elizabeth – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
This chapter offers a conceptual map for describing different means by which expressive ways of knowing support a holistic approach to transformative learning.
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Transformative Learning, Adult Education, Adult Learning