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ERIC Number: EJ1107018
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0306-9885
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Only Qualifications Count: Exploring Perceptions of Continuing Professional Development within the Career Guidance Sector
Neary, Siobhan
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v44 n4 p466-476 2016
This paper explores the views of a group of career development practitioners undertaking a postgraduate qualification as a form of continuing professional development (CPD). It offers insights into how these practitioners perceive and view different forms of CPD. A case study methodology was adopted to gather examples of the CPD activities practitioners engaged in and the value placed on these in supporting the development of professional practice. Their views were synthesised to create a typology representing a differentiated model of CPD. The model proposes three types of CPD: operational, experiential and formal. Formal CPD is perceived as having the highest value in developing professional practice. The study supports a deeper understanding of how careers practitioners engage with and understand CPD.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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