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Article: The fire service and higher education: occupation vs. profession; The fire service has evolved from an occupation into a profession that demands complex skills, abilities and knowledge acquired in academic settings.(HIGHER EDUCATION)
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- Firehouse Magazine
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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Nowadays in the annals of academia and in the wards of professional schools, there is a commotion about the concept of lifelong learning and adult education in designing program curricula and in defining degree requirements. The former is generally defined as the process of acquiring knowledge or skills throughout life via education, training, work and general life experiences. The latter is generally defined as the art and science of teaching adult learners, also known as andragogy.
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Much of what the fire service relies on in terms of knowledge derives from experience, not empirical research conducted by trained scientists in ...