Mature-aged workers’ learning needs and motivations for participation in training programs

Employer Motivations for Participation in Multi-Employer Labor-Management Health Care Worker Training Programs

Learning Groups in Training Programs for Nurse Managers: A Method to Enhance Nursing and Leadership Capabilities

Introduction: Employing management skills directs staff performance. This study was done to determine the effects of management development programs by learning groups’ technique, on the leadership styles of nurse managers as well as staff nurse empowerment. Methods: A pre-experimental study was performed as one-group with pre and post-test in a teaching hospital in Tehran during the year 200...

Motivations and Training Needs of General Practitioner Preceptors

BACKGROUND General practitioner (GP) preceptors play an important role in the cultivation of GPs. Many problems exist in the training of GP preceptors. This study aimed to explore the willingness and training needs of GP preceptors and compare the differences between preceptors from general practice and other specialties. METHODS A total of 375 questionnaire forms were sent to 375 GP precepto...

Web3D technologies in learning, education and training: Motivations, issues, opportunities

Web3D open standards allow the delivery of interactive 3D virtual learning environments through the Internet, reaching potentially large numbers of learners worldwide, at any time. This paper introduces the educational use of Virtual Reality based on Web3D technologies. After briefly presenting the main Web3D technologies, we summarize the pedagogical basis that motivate their exploitation in t...

Oxford University’s Internship Model of Teacher Training and Its Implications for Teacher Training Programs in Iran

Oxford University’s Internship Model of Teacher Training and Its Implications for Teacher Training Programs in Iran E.Talaa’ee, Ph.D. Fahimeh Gandomi Oxford University’s Internship Model of Teacher Training with a school-based perspective on teachers’ professional education, is considered to be a successful model resulted from the cooperation of schools ...