Source:Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2008 - Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference
(2008)
The skills required of construction craftsmen are determined by factors related to their work environment such as the prevailing technology, materials and methods of work, and their employment relationships. As these factors change over time, it follows that the skill sets of the craftsmen will also…
Source:Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2008 - Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference
(2008)
The UK construction skills shortage problem is well documented. To alleviate this, there is a political shift of emphasis in the UK towards employers and employees/ learners playing a more proactive role in skills development. This research seeks to examine the mechanisms that can enable such a dema…
Source:EE 2008 - International Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education
(2008)
This paper presents a research project that charts the complex development of engagement and professional identities in a group of international students (including British students) on an MSc course in Engineering. A detailed picture of the diversity of students' social, cultural and educational ba…
Source:Understanding Models for Learning and Instruction
(2008)
This chapter discusses evolution of the thinking of the Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt about teaching, learning, assessment, technology, and instructional design under the broad heading of their extended work on the principles and practices of Anchored Instruction. It begins by stating…
Considerable improvements in the measurement of costs and benefits of apprenticeship training from the perspective of training companies have been made in the past few years. They have helped to better understand, why some firms train and others do not. With these micro-data sets we are also able to…
Source:Understanding the Classical Music Profession: The Past, the Present and Strategies for the Future
(2008)
Understanding the Classical Music Profession is an essential resource for educators, practitioners and researchers who seek to understand the careers of classically-trained musicians, and the extent to which professional practice is reflected within existing classical performance-based music educati…
Source:Globalization and International Social Work: Postmodern Change and Challenge
(2008)
The authors to this key volume explore and question the concepts of 'postmodern', 'international' and 'global' in light of growing interest in international social work in the early 21st century. Emphasizing the importance of critical reflection, they debate whether educational colonization can be c…
This article considers the in-service learning opportunities arising from the emergence and early formation of the learning representative scheme in New Zealand. Drawing on an interview study with respondents from the major stakeholders involved in the design of the scheme and subsequent ongoing res…
