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Harris, Brigitte; Cheng, Kwan Fan; Gorley, Charlotte – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015
Purpose: This study aims to describe the design of a provincial government ministry group mentoring program and examine mentees' and mentors' experiences in the program. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 151 mentees rated their satisfaction in a post-program survey. The survey was followed by in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 10…
Descriptors: Barriers, Case Studies, Mentors, Phenomenology
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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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Fenwick, Tara – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to argue that foundational terms in work-learning research, specifically "learning", "work", and "workplace", are inherently complex and contested as the same as their scope has expanded in different fields to elide various conceptual categories and theoretical positions. Yet…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Labor Relations, Researchers, Individual Development
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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