LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE CHRISTOPHER KNAPPER We live in times of unprecedented technological and social change that have profound implications for the nature of work‚ the workplace and our working lives. Adaptability to shifting circumstances and readiness to learn new workrelated knowledge and skills have become almost more important than competence at the tasks for which we were hired. Workers must now be able to deal not just with issues for which they were trained‚ but also to
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1.1 Compare Different Learning Styles Mumford Learning Style By Peter Honey and Alan Mumford suggests that we might usefully consider 4 basic "learning styles": Activist - Pragmatist - Theorist - Reflector. Activists involve themselves fully and without bias in new experiences. They enjoy the "here and now" and are happy to be dominated by immediate experiences. They are open-minded‚ not sceptical‚ and this tends to make them enthusiastic about anything new. Pragmatists are keen on trying
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Précis 7 – Describe cognitive dissonance and describe how it is influenced by culture. Cognitive Dissonance Theory is a theory of attitude change proposing that inconsistency exists among our attitudes‚ or between our attitudes and behavior‚ we experience an unpleasant state of arousal called cognitive dissonance‚ which we will be motivated to reduce or eliminate. (Bordens & Horowitz 2001) This is a theory‚ which has been transformed over many decades. Cognitive Dissonance varies between
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Moral Courage in Healthcare: Acting Ethically Even in the Presence of Risk Colonel John S. Murray‚ PhD‚ RN‚ USAF‚ NC Summary This article talks about the act of ethical and unethical behavior and the ways that they are and should be dealt with in the healthcare environment. Murray goes on to explain the story of a woman who worked as a nurse at a hospital. She saw unethical behavior‚ which she reported to a higher nurse and they basically said that she shouldn’t bother with it. They claim that
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How is the Term "Armed Conflict" Defined in International Humanitarian Law? International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Opinion Paper‚ March 2008 The States parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions have entrusted the ICRC‚ through the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement‚ "to work for the understanding and dissemination of knowledge of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflicts and to prepare any development thereof"1. It is on this basis that
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Introduction Someone may ask for a political asylum when they are frightened to live in their own country. They will then go to another country. If they are allowed to live in the new country this is called political asylum. The political asylum is one of the human rights affirmed by Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ and a rules of international human rights law. All countries who have agreed to the United Nations Conventions Relating to the Status of Refugees must
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Product Burger mania will offer a customize burger‚ a combination of vegetables and meat patties based on personal preference of individual. The burger will be a source of fun and meet satisfaction of craving individuals. The burger mania will also provide a refreshing fruit juices that compliment the taste of the buyer. Target Market Burger Mania will be located in Alabang Town Center 2nd floor. The target market are group of individuals who pass by the area. Why Burger mania? Nowadays‚ a customized
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Happy marriages nowadays are an uncommon sight. If you ask people around about happy marriages‚ they might ask you if such still exists. Of course‚ that will immediately crush every child’s dream of “fairytale happy endings.” But let us face the reality that not all marriages are perfect‚ that not all decisions about getting married are really right. Those decisions can only be the best one in the situation some couples face. Not all marriages are always out of love but it can also be just
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Discussion Section Principles of Microeconomics Suggested Answers for Problem Set #1 Professor Scholz 1) Portray the following hypothetical data on a two-variable diagram: Enrollment Data: Nowhere U Academic Year 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Total Enrollment 3000 3100 3200 3300 3400 Enrollment in Economics Courses 300 325 350 375 400 Measure the slope of the resulting line‚ give an algebraic representation of the line‚ and explain what the slope means. Answer: Find the slope of
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