Since the beginning of the 1990s, work-related learning has(again) been receiving a great deal of interest from trainers and alarge number of researchers from various disciplines. Fenwick(2002), for example, remarks that sociologists, organisationtheorists, economists and cultural researchers are jo…
Source:International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
(2006)
The present study focuses on Greek teachers' understanding about the cross-curricular and the project method teaching approaches applied in primary schools. During 2001 the new 'Cross-Curricular Integrated Frame of Programmes of Study' (CCIFPS) for all compulsory education was legalised, however, te…
This book provides a fresh account of the changing nature of work and how workers are changing as result of the requirements of contemporary working life. It explores the implications for preparing individuals for work and maintaining their skills throughout working life. This is done by examining t…
On-the-Job Training (OJT) is probably the training method withthe longest history. Even in the times of Hamurabi this trainingmethod was already put into practice to educate craftsmen. Inour days it is still used on a large scale to train employees, andin particular it is applied for training frontl…
Source:National Systems of Innovation in Comparison: Structure and Performance Indicators for Knowledge Societies
(2006)
The concept of National Systems of Innovation was introduced as a method to describe the various elements which contribute to innovation performance and their interaction. Most analyses refer to the description of the structures of specific countries, whereas the comparison of different countries ge…
This study aims to develop and evaluate competency-based web learning material (CBWLM). The study investigates students' learning effect and measures SDLA before, during and after implementing CBWL for eight weeks to probe the effects of CBWL on SDLA, and discuss variation and changes of SDLAs in th…
Source:Competencies in Organizational E-Learning: Concepts and Tools
(2006)
In education as well as in human resource management, the concept of competency is becoming more and more important. However, competency is a fuzzy concept that lacks coherent terminology and is used in many different meanings. In the first part of this chapter, competency is defined as a multi-dime…
Source:From the Ground Up: A History of Mining in Utah
(2006)
Despite mining's multidimensional role in the history of Utah since Euro-american settlement, there has never been a book that surveyed and contextualized its impact. From the Ground Up fill that gap with a collection of essays by leading Utah historians and geologists. Essays here address the geolo…
Source:Games and Simulations in Online Learning: Research and Development Frameworks
(2006)
20th century visionaries foresaw that mastery of the dynamic processes underpinning the acquisition and manipulation of knowledge would be critical in the 21st century. Formal educational systems have not yet changed to facilitate the development of these necessary capabilities, and so people of all…
