Learning theories broadly characterised as constructivist, agree on the importance to learning of the environment, but differ on what exactly it is that constitutes this importance. Accordingly, they also differ on the educational consequences to be drawn from the theoretical perspective. Cognitive constructivism …

The principal aim of this study is to explore the relations between work domains and the work-related learning of workers. The article is intended to provide insight into the learning experiences of Dutch police officers during the course of their daily work. Interviews regarding actual learning events …

New learning theory, underpinning the idea of teaching for self-directed learning, provides new conceptions of learning: the self-regulation of learning, the construct-character of knowledge, the social nature of learning, and a dynamic model of intelligence. What conceptions teachers hold may be related …

In the past years teacher education colleges have started to offer more alternative routes to teaching in secondary education. The development is a response to teacher shortages but also to a change in thinking about teaching as a profession, professional learning and the school as site of learning. …

Dit rapport gaat over de vraag welke interventies bijdragen aan een betere samenwerking tussen beoefenaars van diverse beroepsgroepen in de zorg. De vraag is gesteld naar aanleiding van het pilotproject multiprofessioneel onderwijs (MPO) dat in 1999 is gestart in Nijmegen. Ter begeleiding van de verdere …

Inzicht in het leren van volwassenen heeft een sleutelrol in strategisch management. Om dat inzicht mogelijk te maken moeten we ons realiseren dat ons bestaande, impliciete begrip van leren vaak in hoge mate is gebaseerd op ervaringen met leren op school, in opleiding, scholing en training: leren in …

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Teacher education is in a state of change. There is a new focus on professional competence, including the competence for further development and learning, conceived of as workplace learning. Teacher shortages put pressure on the development of alternative routes to teaching. The arrival of prospective …