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Showing 1 to 20 of 600 for “"professional practice"”.
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Adult education as professional practice
… particularly in philosophical psychology, that professional practitioners in adult education are those who see themselves (and indeed are also seen) as agents of the integration of (a) adults' learning from their experiences (the authenticity aspect), with (b) the values of 'education' (the …
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Advertising Photography: Professional Practice as Commercial Creativity
This thesis examines the concept and practice of creative photographic work within the advertising industry. It argues that while the industry is saturated by, and dependent on, photographic production, analytical work to date has focused merely on a broadly semiotic analysis of the end-product. …
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Echoes of wisdom - Regenerative practice as professional practice
Regenerative Practice has slowly emerged since the 1960’s as a discipline formed at the confluence of fields such as Ecology, Systems Science, Sustainable Development, and Agriculture (Mang & Reed, 2011; du Plessis, 2012; Swanson, 2006). Regenerative Practice is a holistic discipline being applied …
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NLP in Education: Enhancing Teacher Wellbeing and Professional Practice
… identity clarity, relational responsiveness, and professional sustainability within complex and often unstable systems. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) has a growing presence in practitioner-led coaching and wellbeing sectors internationally; however, its potential to support teacher …
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Improving Professional Learning Community Structures for Enhanced Professional Practice
… the historical reality of the District ABC professional learning communities (PLC) to gain a better understanding of their past effectiveness and secure recommendations for the future. This Change Plan included a qualitative study conducted with the members of the Instructional Leadership …
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Continuing professional development (CPD) for pharmacists: implications for professional practice
This study considers the different Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities undertaken by pharmacists and the implications this had for their professional practice. CPD is now mandatory for all UK healthcare professionals, including pharmacists. Pharmacists are required to undertake …
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Continuing education for certified athletic trainers : participation and perceived impact on professional practice
Continuing education (CE) is intended to promote professional growth and development and enhance one's professional practice. The purpose of this investigation was to determine Certified Athletic Trainers' (ATs) preferred types/formats and related barriers regarding formal (i.e., approved for CE …
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Supporting registered early childhood educators through online collaborative professional practice discussions (CPPD project)
… to gauge their readiness for fully online professional learning. A multi-phase mixed-methods approach was used to gather data on RECE digital practices. Findings suggest that fully online collaborative discussions meet RECEs' professional learning needs despite identified gaps in their …
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The discourses of male teachers : the role of literate identity in professional practice
… identity of a male teacher, as well as his professional practice. The research looks at the various influences and relationships that come to bear on male literate identity from childhood to professional practice. As well, it responds to the contention of the popular media that boys’ lagging …
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Supporting Academics’ Full-time Transition from Professional Practice to University. A Qualitative Study
… professions and industries yet the demand for professional-facing HE provision has never been greater with public services, such as nursing and policing, now requiring mandatory HE qualifications (Bekhradnia and Beech, 2018) in parallel with a rapid growth in degree apprenticeships …
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Values in psychotherapy: an exploration of their role and function in professional practice
… these values have for their personal and professional lives with a view to both clarifying and deepening an understanding of the role of values in professional life and practice. The study is situated within a constructivist framework and also draws on social constructionist perspectives …
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Learning Transfer From an Engineering Faculty Teaching Academy to Classroom and Professional Practice
… program to the participants' classroom and professional practice. Key concepts from the training were identified and participants were interviewed to determine what stage of transfer had been attained for each of the concepts. Individual inputs of the transfer process such as trainee …
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Rural Teachers’ Perceptions Of School Principals’ Leadership Behaviors Affecting Motivation To Improve Professional Practice.
… China influence teachers' motivation to improve professional practice. Thus, by engaging in a qualitative study leveraging the Interpretative Phenomenological Approach (IPA) this study aimed to illuminate the principals' behaviors that teachers perceived as having significant impact on their …
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To a Better Understanding of Professional Practice: Provider Decision-Making When Delivering HIV Services
… treatment milieu. A reflexive research treatment practice was used to write about experiences as a provider, and processed in context of the limited available literature. In doing so, a number of institutional, professional-contextual, client, and provider level factors were identified as shaping …
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Professional practice and the middle ground : an understanding of order in participatory housing interventions
This paper argues that the professional involved with participatory housing interventions needs a new way to practice. The improvement of housing demands a constructive dialogue in a working context that defies rigid ways of solving problems. Meaningful contribution hinges on the professionals …
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Patternmakers and toolbuilders: the design of information structures in the professional practice of architecture
… set of data about work life in architectural practice. Structuralism was the primary analysis tool used to identify key elements of the data and their meaning in professional practice. A model was developed of the kinds of information used to manage a design project. This model includes not …
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The lived experience of nurse practitioners practicing within a professional practice model: A phenomenological study
Professional Practice Models (PPMs) are the gold standard for nursing practice in organizations committed to nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes. The framework for guiding nurses in their practice consists of a system of structure and processes supporting the environment of care. PPMs …
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Adult nurses’ understanding and use of courage in their professional practice: Realising Courage in nursing
… (Cummings and Bennett, 2012) and ‘Compassion in Practice’ (CBCN and DHCHA, 2012). The framework ‘Leading Change, Adding Value’ (NHS England, 2016) also reaffirmed the requirement for courage. The rationale for this study is the dearth of research and sparse discussion exploring courage and its …
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