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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Apprenticeships"”.
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On-Farm Apprenticeships: Labor Identities and Sociocultural Reproduction within Alternative Agrifood Movements
On-farm apprenticeships are gaining momentum as an important strategy for beginning farmer training. They are also a space for identity work and rehearsal of alternative agrifood movement practice (AAMs; MacAuley and Niewolny, 2016; Pilgeram, 2011). AAMs embody and recursively construct values of …
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Navigating the challenges of professionalising sales careers: a case for degree apprenticeships in sales
… of my public works (PWs) of two, sales degree apprenticeships. It weaves together themes of stigma, bureaucracy, employer culture and complexity whilst addressing what constitutes ‘professionalism’ within the new and emerging professions of this VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and …
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The Use Of Cognitive Apprenticeships To Teach Learner-Centered Instructional Strategies In An Undergraduate Learning Environment
<p>Educators are in a never-ending search for identifying instructional strategies as technological resources and support for the classroom continue to evolve. In order to optimize learning results and mastery of the learning material, faculty must present instructional content in a manner that …
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If not for my Hustling Spirit: Youth Apprenticeships and the Complexity of Empowerment in Southeast Nigeria
… security—often framed as empowerment—through apprenticeships. It focuses primarily on trade apprenticeships in Igboland, southeastern Nigeria, which are deeply rooted in the historical modes of Igbo economic production and redistribution. Drawing on ten months of ethnographic fieldwork in the …
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Are Net Zero Apprenticeships Fit For Purpose in Wales? A Quality Review with Apprentices, Providers and Industry Experts
… study evaluates the effectiveness of Net Zero apprenticeships in Wales in addressing the skills required to support the Welsh Government’s low-carbon transition. Using a mixed methods approach, data was collected from 82 apprentices on light or dark green programmes via questionnaires, and from …
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Can apprenticeships alleviate a regional skills gap? : a case study of programs at Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC
… helps businesses create federally registered apprenticeships. Apprenticeship Carolina is a newer addition to the longstanding worker-training programs that make up the South Carolina Technical College System's Division of Economic Development. In the Charleston area, actors in the public and …
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Exploring the opportunities, challenges, and the processes for designing and delivering degree apprenticeships as perceived by key stakeholders of a community college
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-04-06 without embargo terms
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A Mixed Methods Study of On-Farm Apprenticeship Learning in Virginia
… effectively preparing beginning farmers. On-farm apprenticeships in the U.S. show promise as a means to prepare farmers and are increasing in number (Niewolny and Lillard, 2010). Lave (1988) writes 'knowledge-in-practice, constituted in the settings of practice, is the locus of the most powerful …
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A Critical Analysis of Apprenticeship Programs in British Columbia
This study examines issues surrounding apprenticeships in the construction industry in British Columbia (BC) during the period of 1993 to 2004, particularly the state of the social settlement amongst its primary stakeholders, namely the government, unionized and non-unionized employment …
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Gamekeeper turned poacher: discursive shifts in apprenticeship reform in England, 2011-2021
… both a historical view of higher and degree apprenticeships in higher education and a discursive perspective on a period of educational reform that experienced much turbulence and adjustment in the decade that is examined. The discursive perspective has become very significant in the field of …
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The efficacy of apprenticeship training as preparation for self-employment in Kenya
… in Kenya and to determine the efficacy of apprenticeships in preparing skilled workers for self-employment. The study attempted to determine the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills possessed by the apprentices, the method of skill acquisition, and relationship between competency and …
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A case study of the cognitive apprenticeship model in leadership education
… beyond the physical task mastery of traditional apprenticeships to discover tacit knowledge within cognitive apprenticeships by asking, "How do masters think?" That past work begs new questions: How do learners describe their experiences using CAM in education? And are learner and instructor …
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Sixth form students' experiences of the process of choosing to study a subject at undergraduate level
… to the constantly changing opportunities of apprenticeships and full-time employment, sixth form students have a range of potential options. When this is considered with the ever-increasing wealth of information from multiple sources available for these options, students must effectively …
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Training Externalities and Institutional Determinants: Assessing Rentention in Ohio Apprenticeship Programs
While apprenticeships are an important part of the workforce training system, their numbers have continued to decline in the United States. Apprentice dropout (attrition) is identified as the primary concern that discourages employers from investing in this training (Lerman, Eyster, & Chambers, …
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Do accelerated, work-based programmes enhance student learning? An action research study
… a HEFCE Catalyst-funded project ‘Towards Higher Apprenticeships’ led by the Sector Skills Council for the creative industries and a consortium of five universities. The study aims to improve practice and inform the literature on the design and delivery of flexible programmes. Research questions …
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Do accelerated, work-based programmes enhance student learning? An action research study.
… a HEFCE Catalyst-funded project ‘Towards Higher Apprenticeships’ led by the Sector Skills Council for the creative industries and a consortium of five universities. The study aims to improve practice and inform the literature on the design and delivery of flexible programmes. Research questions …
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Analysis of Technology and Engineering Education Assessments
… Arts, and tracing its ancestry to craft apprenticeships. This constructivist philosophy supports the idea that the creation of an artifact lends itself to higher order cognitive processes. This study analyzed the content of middle school Technology and Engineering Education Rubrics for …
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JAZZ’S HIDDEN TRANSCRIPTS: BETWEEN CALIBAN AND COLTRANE CRITICAL IMPROVISATIONAL PEDAGOGY AS PRAGMATIC POLITICS
… knowledge, mentoring, community support, and apprenticeships through culturally appropriate arts and cultural programming in accessible local community sites. Key Words: critical improvisational pedagogy, prophetic pragmatism, critical feminist theory, radical democratic reform, jazz …
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Learning Through Engaging in Women in Trades Introductory Programs
… why WiTIPs attendees rarely go on to enroll in apprenticeships upon program completion. Findings indicate that participants found themselves in an adult education program that turned out to be quite unlike what they had hoped for, yet one that still saw them learn a great deal. Though they …
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The Role of Work-Based Learning in Developing Future Skills and Competencies for the Workforce in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
… a continuum of programs (internships, co-ops, apprenticeships) with clear pathways aligned with student interests and career goals, updating the curriculum to reflect modern workforce skills, and providing ongoing professional development for teachers in soft skills and new technologies. …
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