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ERIC Number: EJ676903
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1864
Informal Learning: An Exploratory Study of Unstructured Learning Experiences of T&I Teachers Enrolled in an Alternative Teacher Education Program.
Burns, Janet Z.; Schaefer, Karen
Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, v40 n3 p6-24 Spr 2003
A 3-year study of 50 health occupations and trade and industrial preservice teachers in an alternative teacher education program included a simulation work exercise and analysis of instructional materials. Informal workplace learning resulted in implicit knowledge in the first year of practice. Critical practice was shown to be an important model in alternative certification programs. (Contains 30 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Higher Education, Informal Education, Learning Experience, Reflective Teaching, Simulation, Trade and Industrial Teachers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Workplace Learning