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2006

Adult Education Research Conference

Professional development

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Novice Physician-Scientists’ Learning In Communities Of Practice, Min-Fen Wang, Lori L. Bakken Sep 2006

Novice Physician-Scientists’ Learning In Communities Of Practice, Min-Fen Wang, Lori L. Bakken

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This study drew from sociocultural theory to understand novice physician-scientists’ (PSs) clinical research learning experience in the workplaces. The findings suggest that there are various forms of research participation marginalized in the PS-communities. The structural dimension of workplace learning context, such as gender, culture, power, and access needs more attention.


“Singing To The Choir:” The Struggle For Systemic Organizational Change In Community College Teaching, John M. Dirkx, Frank Conner Jul 2006

“Singing To The Choir:” The Struggle For Systemic Organizational Change In Community College Teaching, John M. Dirkx, Frank Conner

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This study reports the results of a case study of a systemic change process in a community college aimed at fostering improvement of teaching practices. The results suggest that systemic change is limited by an organizational culture that is multiplistic and fragmentary.