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Download full textMahlamaki-Kultanen, Seija; Hulkari, Kirsti – 2003
The pedagogical functions of simple World Wide Web-based discussions during work-based learning periods in vocational education were examined in a study of a secondary-level work-based practical nursing program in Finland. The students (age range, 16 to 43 years) participated in 17 Web discussion groups during their 120-week practical nursing…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Developed Nations, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries
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In Finland, ammattikorkeakoulu (AMK) or higher vocational education institutions or polytechnics are professionally and practically oriented; their teaching and learning methods reflect approaches different from those of universities. Training and learning methods focus on learning by doing. Project work used in polytechnic programs offers…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Cooperation, Developed Nations
