Learners' educational orientation as a design tool for human resource development professionals in law enforcement: a Caribbean context |
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| Authors: | Yvonne O Hunter-Johnson Rosemary B Closson |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Adult Career and Higher Education, The College of Education , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, EDU 105, Tampa , 33620 , USA yohunter@mail.usf.edu;3. Department of Adult Career and Higher Education, The College of Education , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, EDU 105, Tampa , 33620 , USA |
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| Abstract: | The training academy of any law enforcement agency serves as the educational platform for personal, professional and academic development of law enforcement officers. It is essential that the training provided is reflective of best practices to enhance learning, curriculum design, educational policies and instructional techniques compatible with the educational orientation of their learners. To this end, it is proposed within this study that the learners' educational orientation be incorporated in the design phase of the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) model. In an effort to determine the educational orientation of the participants, the study utilized the Student Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ) to analyse the educational orientation of law enforcement officers and its implication for training. |
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| Keywords: | andragogy pedagogy ADDIE law enforcement training |
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