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Showing 1 to 20 of 85 for “"Situated learning"”.
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Views : situated learning experiences in the school community
Vossenkuhl, Angela D. This study focused on a situated learning experience with the stakeholders in the school community with the goal of gaining an understanding and perspective of the structures and culture of the school. Situated learning is the process of pre-service teachers gaining experience …
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Young people, situated learning, and peace praxis at the margins of everyday life
… of peace contributes to peace, and through a learning process in the context of research; that is, what young people do with what they know, which is rarely documented longitudinally. Three, methodologically, the thesis was influenced by Participatory Action Research and built around an …
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A Conceptual Model Incorporating Mindfulness to Enhance Reflection in a Situated Learning Environment
Key to designing instruction for situated learning is ensuring the ability of learners to transfer acquired knowledge to a variety of situations. Common to models of instruction and frameworks for situated learning is the importance of including activities for promoting reflection within the design …
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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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Harmony through disharmony in online communication : an investigation of rapport management in discussion forums from a perspective of situated learning
… relations in the context of language learning–related forums in two websites, Japan Reference and Reddit. In the intercultural contexts of these fora, the participants negotiate their beliefs and values about communication alongside learning language, which I suggest is a part of what …
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An exploration of the efficacy of instructor modelling in the application of situated learning to educating student British Sign Language/English interpreters in healthcare interpreting
… It also explores the benefits of situating learning in a semi-authentic clinical environment, populated by members of the community of practice, where students can experience legitimate peripheral participation. This improvement in practice was sought in response to the call for interpreter …
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Authentic learning in interactive multimedia environments
… address the growing rift between formal school learning and real-life learning. One theory of learning which has the capacity to promote authentic learning is that of situated learning. The purpose of the study was to investigate the way students learn from an interactive multimedia package and …
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USING ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING THEORY AS A MEANS OF MOBILISING KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES IN THE CONTROL OF INFECTION
This research investigates learning and infection control knowledge within hospitals in the United Kingdom (UK). Fundamental infection control practices are not always carried out by clinical staff caring for patients, as a result infections are transmitted (Pittet et al 2000). Failure to carry out …
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Discourse and Subjectivity in the GirlZone: How Literate Activities Construct a Community Organization
… community-based organization devoted to situated learning and social change. As a site of situated learning, GirlZone highlights how expanded definitions of literate activities (including graphics and radio production) can reflect, and be reflected by, the development of subject positions …
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Undergraduate Research Experience Programs in Natural Resources, 2012-2016
… outcomes particularly in STEM disciplines. Situated learning theories such as cognitive apprenticeship and community of practice feature in exploratory research on how research is associated with participant learning. However, there is a lack of practical research on the role of …
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A Mixed Methods Study of On-Farm Apprenticeship Learning in Virginia
… interwoven skills, is best learned in situ, as situated learning. On-farm apprenticeships therefore may allow learners to construct knowledge in context, and build identities as farmers. In this thesis, I share findings from a mixed methods study that explored what kinds of on-farm …
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Communities of Practice facilitating learning and innovation in the Indian Administrative Services - A qualitative investigative study
… processes of Communities of Practice facilitated learning, i.e. Situated Learning and Communities of Practice - facilitated innovation within the organizational context of Indian Administrative Services (henceforth referred to as IAS) officers. The organizational context of the IAS is a …
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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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An exploration of accredited learning for the domestic violence sector in Ireland.
This study explores learning and recognition frameworks for domestic violence workers in four countries, the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand. In analysing these programmes, my aim is to generate relevant knowledge and theory that can be used to inform an accredited learning programme for …
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To what extent does the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in a University of Technology's Engineering Faculty recognise and accredit knowledge acquired through work experience?
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) has become a key component in the South African educational environment because of the need to address past discriminatory practices in education due to the apartheid regime. This study poses the question: To what extent does the Recognition of Prior Learning …
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Gender dynamics in the advertising industry : the interplay of workplace culture and career advancement
… theory to tokenism, gender-role congruence, situated learning and homophily theories. It further summarizes a qualitative methodological research approach consisting of in-depth interviews with 15 female executives in the advertising industry. The study concludes with an examination of …
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Theory and Practice of Distance Education
… By using concepts from organizational and learning theory, the dilemma can be explored and the competing values of learning versus technology can be reframed. What was once a paradox can be better understood in terms of an emerging value for distance education. This emerging value is …
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Organizational Learning and Situated Identities : A Study of Change in "High Reliability" Organizations.
This research explores situated learning and identity during periods of major organizational change within two 'high reliability' organizations (HROs), a British nuclear power station operator and a Canadian electricity grid operator. Situated learning refers to learning that occurs in the everyday …
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Investigating professional identity in undergraduate physiotherapy education
… entails. Drawing on Lave and Wenger's model of situated learning, this research sets out to understand how final year physiotherapy students begin to develop their identity as physiotherapists. The research looks at the positioning of students within specific communities of practice and the …
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