Work based, lifelong learning through professional portfolios: Challenge or reward?

Swallow, Veronica Mary, Clarke, Charlotte, Iles, Sally and Harden, Jane (2006) Work based, lifelong learning through professional portfolios: Challenge or reward? Pharmacy Education, 6 (2). pp. 77-89. ISSN 1560-2214

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Abstract

As the world of work changes, UK pharmacists are increasingly required to recognise and articulate lifelong learning. College of Pharmacy Practice (CPP) portfolios were made available to 25 pharmacists in a single Workforce Development Confederation area. The evaluation reported here formed one strand of a larger study exploring CPD activity in the NHS. This strand aimed to describe and consider the ways in which pharmacists used the CPP portfolio as a vehicle to articulate their acquisition and use of practice based knowledge. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with nine pharmacists before and after using the portfolios (n = 18 interviews) and were analysed using "framework technique". Key emergent themes were "socialised learning" and "learning amplification", in particular the findings emphasised the importance of recognising:the advantages/disadvantages of work based (socialised) learning approaches; and the environment in which learning takes place and ensuring that learning can be "amplified" for the individual and the organisation.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	continuing professional development, pharmacists, professional portfolios, work based learning
Subjects:	X900 Others in Education
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	30 Jan 2015 10:27
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 14:34
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/20016

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