A second apprenticeship: the career transition of trades teachers
This paper describes research conducted at three Western Canadian technical colleges to explore the career transition, or second apprenticeship, of individuals who moved from trades practice to teaching trades. This research set out to understand the career transition of tradespeople as they move to teaching in a college setting. The research questions asked were: what motivates tradespeople to move to teaching; what competencies do they bring from the first career to the second; how do they learn to teach; how does the vocational identity change with a career change; and what are the factors ... Show more
Authors: Gustafson, Barbara
Published: St John's, Newfoundland, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2017
Resource type: Article
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