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Robert Holmgren; David Sjöberg – Studies in Continuing Education, 2024
Previous research has shown that teachers' informal learning in social networks is of great importance for their professional development. Participation in social networks is often characterised by knowledge exchange between employees with the aim of dealing with work-related challenges or improving the work practice. In this study, attention was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Police Education, Social Networks
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Hoel, Linda; Dillern, Thomas – Studies in Continuing Education, 2022
Research into workplace learning explores mostly the learner's perspective, which is also the case within police research. This paper focuses, instead, on police officers who have the role of field-training officers (FTO) and responsibility for presenting, teaching and guiding police students attending the higher education programme. The aim is to…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Training, Students, Teacher Expectations of Students
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Beighton, Chris; Poma, Sabrina – Studies in Continuing Education, 2015
This paper examines the developing relationship between higher education (HE) practices and professional training for UK firearms officers. In particular, this paper's analysis challenges some common assumptions about the role of HE and the drive to professionalization in the context of police firearms training. The potential for effective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Professional Training, Weapons