Hastie, Louise (2019) Training in a highly regulated industry: an examination of a certified nuclear power operator training programme in Ontario, Canada. Ed.D thesis, University of Glasgow.
Due to Embargo and/or Third Party Copyright restrictions, this thesis is not available in this service.Abstract
An examination of the trainee experience in a competency based training programme. In a high-risk industry, having highly trained personnel is taken very seriously. This four year training programme produces highly qualified and skilled individuals and this research examined the experience of progressing through the training programme through the trainees' lens. Learnings include two consistent elements contribute to a negative trainee experience: Evaluation Methods that produced a tension between memorisation and learning and Trainer Practices that lacked student-centred, research informed methods that would likely improve the trainee success rate as well as the overall trainee experience.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Ed.D) |
|---|---|
| Qualification Level: | Doctoral |
| Additional Information: | Due to copyright restrictions this thesis is not available for viewing. |
| Keywords: | competency based training, constructivist approach, behaviourist learning theory. |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education L Education > LC Special aspects of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education |
| Colleges/Schools: | College of Social Sciences > School of Education |
| Supervisor's Name: | Slade, Dr. Bonnie and Hedge, Dr. Nicki |
| Date of Award: | 2019 |
| Depositing User: | Louise Hastie |
| Unique ID: | glathesis:2019-41035 |
| Copyright: | Copyright of this thesis is held by the author. |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2019 17:11 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2020 22:11 |
| Thesis DOI: | 10.5525/gla.thesis.41035 |
| URI: | https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/41035 |
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