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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Situated Learning Theory"”.
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ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING PROCESSES UNDERLYING ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGIC RENEWAL WITHIN GROWTH-ORIENTED SMALL FIRMS: A SITUATED LEARNING THEORY PERSPECTIVE
… of this study is to examine the organisational learning (OL) processes underlying entrepreneurial strategic renewal in growth-oriented small firms. Specifically, Situated Learning Theory (SLT) is applied as the major analytical lens to scrutinise the generation, dissemination and use of …
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A Study of Writing within Discipline-Specific Writing Support Centers: Expanding our Definitions
… work, and the writing center's role in student learning, from within the disciplines. We can then integrate these interdisciplinary frameworks into writing center scholarship to broaden perspectives and subsequently better accommodate students across disciplines. This scholarship could offer …
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Nursing Students' Perceived Preparedness: the Impact of Apprenticeship Programs in Alabama Community Colleges
… and those who did not. The study was guided by Situated Learning Theory and the Cognitive Apprenticeship framework, which emphasize learning through observation, guided practice, and progressive responsibility within authentic clinical environments.A cross-sectional, nonexperimental comparative …
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An analysis of learning barriers among deaf learners in the structured workplace component of a learnership programme
… paper, guided by Prof Z Groener, I explore the learning barriers experienced by deaf learners in the structured workplace component of a learnership programme. I focus on the learning barriers of deaf learners at work on an Information Technology learnership where the learning environment shapes …
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Gender (in)Query: Young Adults Learning, Unlearning, and Relearning Gender in a Queer Majority Space
… on heterosexuality. Via gender, queer, and situated learning theories this qualitative study decouples such mutual reinforcement to explore how queer young adults – who are already positioned outside of obligatory heterosexuality – learn, unlearn, or relearn gender in queer majority spaces. …
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Experiential Learning and Professional Identity Development for Scientists Participating in K-12 Outreach: A Case Study of the Graduate Extension Scholars Program
… toward public scholarship. This thesis explored learning and professional identity development for participants in a K-12 outreach program for graduate students in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Virginia Tech. The theoretical framework of Kolb's (1984) experiential learning cycle and …
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Instructional Design Implications for Non-native English Speaking Graduate Students: Perceptions on Intercultural Communicative Competences and Instructional Design Strategies for Socially Engaged Learning
… socio-cultural adjustment impact their effective learning and academic success. Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) is an important ability that they need to consider. It assesses attitude, skills, knowledge, adaptability, flexibility, and communication ability with culturally different …
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Google Earth in the Middle School Geography Classroom: Its Impact on Spatial Literacy and Place Geography Understanding of Students
… studies focused on the potential of virtual learning environment technology to reach students in a variety of academic areas, but a need still exists to study specifically the phenomenon of using Google Earth as a potentially more useful pedagogical tool to develop spatial literacy than the …
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A CASE STUDY OF PRESERVICE WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE AND IMPACT OF MENTOR TEACHERS
… teachers play in their identity formation. Using situated learning theory and symbolic interactionism as complementary theoretical lenses, this study adds to the limited work on world language teacher identity development and the ways in which mentor teachers impact this development. Data sources …
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Becoming an academic : a study of learning to judge student performance in three disciplines at a South African university
… using a framework developed from Bourdieu's theory of practice and Lave and Wenger's situated learning theory. In the first part, I analysed the academic workplace in each case and identified three different configurations of communities of practice that formed key dimensions of the fields …
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Curriculum renewal in acute care: a South African based study for returning Cuban-trained students
… the NMFC students' needs, the barriers to learning, and the role of transition in this process, as a first integral step in curriculum renewal in Acute Care. Methods: A qualitative approach of focus group interviews with 18 UCT NMFC students and semi-structured interviews with preceptors …
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A classroom of life : a qualitative analysis of the reflections of medical students on their entry into an obstetric community of practice
… with childbirth and the related service I learning environment. The final year programme prepared students for internship and subsequent independent practice. The overall theoretical framework for this study is the situated learning theory of Lave and Wenger (1992), particularly its notions …
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Motivating Introductory Computing Students with Pedagogical Datasets
… — the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation and Situated Learning Theory — to evaluate different components of a student's learning experience for their contribution to the student's motivation. I analyze existing contexts that are used in introductory computing courses, such as game design and …
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Developing proficiency in pedagogical integration of emerging technologies: an educational design research of a community of practice at Makerere University
… educator potential to contribute to quality learning through pedagogical integration of ETs. The general question in this thesis is how social architecture in an educator CoP provides opportunities for enhancing proficiency development in pedagogical integration of ETs. Based on educational …
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Clinical education in physiotherapy: The experiences of final year students workplace-based learning at the University of Cape Town
… global North, with fewer studies focused on the learning experiences of students in the South African context. Aligning with the need for curriculum transformation, specifically in this study landscape which is Physiotherapy at UCT, a better understanding of learning on the clinical platform is …