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O'Hara, Paul; Cameron-Jones, Margaret – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1997
Trainers/teachers in eight occupational areas (n=167) identified ways in which they challenge or support workplace learners. Military trainers tended more toward challenge; higher education mentors tended more toward support. Within occupational groups, individual differences in trainer ideology appeared. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Philosophy, Mentors