NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Falkenström, Erica; Ohlsson, Jon; Höglund, Anna T – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to explore what kind of ethical competence healthcare managers need in handling conflicts of interest (COI). The aim is also to highlight essential learning processes to develop healthcare managers' ethical competence. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative study was performed. Semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Ethics, Competence, Health Services, Administrators
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Spaan, Nadia Roos; Dekker, Anne R. J.; van der Velden, Alike W.; de Groot, Esther – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand the influence of formal learning from a web-based training and informal (workplace) learning afterwards on the behaviour of general practitioners (GPs) with respect to prescription of antibiotics. Design/methodology/approach: To obtain insight in various learning processes, semi-structured…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Web Based Instruction, Training, Workplace Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kronstad, Morten; Eide, Martin – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of workplace learning, with a focus on the non-formal learning that takes place among online journalists. The focus of this article is journalists working in an online newspaper and their experiences with workplace and non-formal learning, centering on framework conditions…
Descriptors: Nonformal Education, Journalism, Workplace Learning, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Goldman, Ellen; Plack, Margaret; Roche, Colleen; Smith, Jeffrey; Turley, Catherine – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand how, when, and why emergency medicine residents learn while working in the chaotic environment of a hospital emergency room. Design/methodology/approach: This research used a qualitative interview methodology with thematic data analysis that was verified with the entire population of learners.…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Health Facilities, Hospitals, Emergency Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ellstrom, Eva; Ekholm, Bodil; Ellstrom, Per-Erik – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to first elaborate on the notion of a learning environment based on an empirical study of care work. Second, to explore how aspects of a learning environment may differ between and within units in the same organization, and how to understand and explain such differences. Design/methodology/approach: The study…
Descriptors: Naturalistic Observation, Work Environment, Industrial Psychology, Interviews
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hulkari, Kirsti; Mahlamaki-Kultanen, Seija – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate evidence for the use of web discussion in the assessment of work-based learning in practical nurse education. The paper seeks to investigate what kind of conclusions can be drawn from the students' learning and learning processes, especially from their ability to reflect by analysing web…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Qualitative Research, Action Research, Learning Processes