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Fletcher, Edward C., Jr,; Warren, Nathalie Q.; Hernández-Gantes, Victor M. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2018
The purpose of this study was to uncover and describe the key components of a "distinguished" National Academy Foundation (NAF) information technology (IT) academy and the nature of implementation to prepare students to be college, career and future ready. Based on 77 semistructured interviews of stakeholders of the academy, we found the…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Lifelong Learning
Pylväs, Laura; Nokelainen, Petri; Rintala, Heta – Vocations and Learning, 2018
This study examines Finnish apprenticeship training stakeholders' perceptions of vocational expertise and experiences of workplace learning and guidance. The semi-structured interview data was collected in 2015 in two vocational fields: the social and health care services sector (five workplaces) and the technology sector (five workplaces). The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Stakeholders, Vocational Education
Hortovanyi, Lilla; Ferincz, Adrienn – Learning Organization, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between on-the-job learning and information and communication technology (ICT). Design/methodology/approach: Action research methodology was applied to study 62 small- and medium-sized corporations, and to interview over 200 knowledge workers and managers. The qualitative, textual…
Descriptors: Information Technology, On the Job Training, Workplace Learning, Action Research
Davies, Helen Maria; Sandiford, Peter John – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2014
Student internships are widely seen as a valuable part of education provision and there is a growing body of research into internship programmes from student, employer and educator perspectives. This paper explores the experiences of a group of information technology interns employed in a small organisation involved in health care business…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internship Programs, Information Technology, Health Services
Ha, Tak S. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2015
In the knowledge economy, many companies are well aware of the vital need to maintain the professional expertise of their workers at a high level. Though there have been a lot of research studies in the areas of professional expertise and workplace learning, few examined the learning pathways novice workers went through to become experts in their…
Descriptors: Expertise, Knowledge Economy, Professional Development, Workplace Learning
Armatas, Christine; Papadopoulos, Theo – International Journal of Training Research, 2013
Evaluation of a government-sponsored program for promoting work-integrated learning (WIL) in information communication technology (ICT) courses offered to vocational education students is discussed in this paper. The program provided the opportunity to incorporate WIL in the curriculum which had not previously been a feature of these ICT courses.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Workplace Learning, Program Evaluation
Exter, Marisa; Turnage, Nichole – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2012
This exploratory qualitative study examines computing professional's memories of their own formal and non-formal educational experiences, their reflections on how these have prepared them for their professional roles, and their recommendations for an "ideal" undergraduate degree program. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Grounded Theory, Data Analysis, Questionnaires
Smith, Ray; Billett, Stephen – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
This paper contributes to the ongoing debate about the relationship between the social and the individual as it is enacted in personal learning and the remaking of cultural practices through work. It discusses progress in a two-year study of the work, working lives and learning of 12 individuals: four groups of three employees each. The concept of…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employee Attitudes, Learning Experience, Workplace Learning