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Showing 1 to 20 of 168 for “"learning and development"”.
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A critique of practice in contemporary learning and development
… public works which track the arc of my activity and growth as a professional over the last ten years, and a contextual examination of what those works, and the narrative trajectory they trace, indicate to us about the wider context of learning and development (L&D) inside organisations. The work …
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Adult learning and development theories and principles represented in theater
… of this study was to investigate how adult learning and development theories and principles are represented in theater. The study also investigated if there was significant evidence to support the idea of using dramatic works as an example to illustrate adult learning and development …
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The future of corporate learning and development in technology accelerating organisations
… organisations allocate massive resources to learning and development (L&D) to prepare their employees for the challenges that lie ahead. According to research conducted by Beroe in 2021, the global learning and development market size was worth $367 billion growing to reach $402 billion by …
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Violence, primary school learning and development in the Cape Flats township of Mitchells Plain: a case study of exposure to violence and its implications for children's' learning and development
… to violence impacts on primary school children's learning and their cognitive and emotional development in two primary schools in the Cape Flats Township of Mitchell's Plain. The research aimed to explore the extent to which exposure to violence impacts not only on these learners' learning and …
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Feeling Our Way: An ethnographic exploration of university staff experiences of ‘soft skills’ learning and development programmes
… presence in higher education (HE), staff learning and development programmes (LDPs) featuring soft skills remain a largely uncharted dimension of global university culture. Few studies have explored their meaning for participants or the relationship between LDPs, self-care and managerial …
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Awakening the transformative; an autoethnographic exploration of implementing learning and development in the Irish mental health world
… for evaluating the contribution of selected learning and development initiatives which are concerned with changing professional practice. My relationship with the public works is made explicit through an exploration of my personal, professional and socio-cultural roots, the foundations upon …
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Lived Experiences and Attributes of Custodial Grandparents that Influence Their Grandchild's Early Learning and Development: A Phenomenological Study
… maintain a sense of stability, familiarity, and connection to family culture. A majority of these relative caregivers are grandparents who take on full-time caregiving responsibility for their grandchildren. Custodial grandparenting differs from typical parenting and other kinship caregiving. …
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Purposing digital media for education: critically exploring values and expectations in applying digital media for children’s learning and development.
… of technology on educational practices and the challenges in researching these impacts. Expec tations of technology are not universal, but there is a prevalent solutionist perspective that provides a simplistic account of technology. The critical issue that will be explored within this …
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New dogs old tricks: the influence and impact of learning styles preferences on the learning and development of PGCE English trainees
This thesis examines the learning styles preferences of secondary PGCE trainees (n=316) using a mixed methods approach. Having reviewed the literature, it builds meaningfully on the relatively little that is known about the learning styles preferences of trainee secondary teachers in England. Its …
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Exploring the meaning and experience of coaching in relation to the learning and development of non-executive directors: A grounded theory study
… increasing pressure from governments, regulators and company stakeholders to upgrade their performance. In addition to measures related to board composition and structure, the learning and development of non-executive directors has been advocated as a promising avenue for boards to reach higher …
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Building and sustaining a culture of assessment: How student affairs programs assess and contribute to student learning and development in the co-curricular and curricular environments
… are using assessment to show evidence of student learning and development at their institutions. There is a movement in U.S. higher education toward increased accountability through outcomes assessment. Institutions are called upon to demonstrate effectiveness in their programs and services and to …
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Centering the needs of language learners within educators’ professional learning and development: An investigation of teachers’ perceptions and experiences in meeting the needs of language learners
… explores K-12 classroom teachers' perceptions and experiences in meeting the needs of language learners, specifically English language learners (ELLs) and dual-language learners (DLLs). Addressing two main research questions, it investigated how teachers' preservice learning and development …
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Understanding voluntary turnover from an intentional change theory perspective
… used the intentional change theory to understand why so many people choose to leave their jobs, by exploring the possible influence of a discrepancy between a person’s ideal and real selves (RISG) and their perceptions of the learning and development resources that their employers provided. …
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School, family, and community partnerships as pathways to support Vietnamese immigrant children's early learning in Saskatchewan: A case study within the Saskatoon Vietnamese community
… of this qualitative case study was to understand Vietnamese immigrant parents’ conceptualizations and practices related to school, family, and community partnerships that support their children’s early learning and development in a Canadian context. The study was guided by three research …
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Exploring the Influence of a Solution-focused Coaching Intervention on Coach Communication Skills and Athlete Self-actualization: An Action Research Study
… to harmful coach behaviour, athlete compliance and docility. The research questions included: (i) Do solution-focused coaching skills improve the communication skills/behaviours of the coaches?; Are dominant coaching discourses interrupted? If so, how do these changes occur?; (ii) Does …
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Co-creating workforce capability solutions for Australian businesses and organisations: a sustainable university response
… professional practice as an educator, innovator and leader in the field of organisational learning and development. The principal public work that manifests this practice is Swinburne Industry Solutions (SIS), the commercial learning and development arm of Swinburne University in Melbourne, …
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Effect of classroom environment on learning of four-year old preschool children in Sibasa circuit, Vhembe district
Globally, every country is striving to put early learning at the apex of its priorities, hence, governments make many provisions to ensure early learning is accessible. The National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy of South Africa has been put in place to ensure learners have access to …
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Latter-day Saint Undergraduate Students' Interfaith Engagement: A Post-Intentional Phenomenological Study
… Christ of Latter-day Saints are a minoritized and marginalized population in the United States and on most college and university campuses (Rockenbach, Bowman, et al., 2017). Recent studies highlight the negative characteristics of campus environments that affect Latter-day Saint undergraduate …
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