The significance of social relationships in learning to become a vocational and technical education teacher: a case study of three individuals

Abstract

This article about workplace learning examines the learning of individuals in becoming a Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) teacher in Brunei. Drawing on research findings from a group of student teachers, it presents case study accounts of three individuals to illustrate the importance of social relationships in learning to become a VTE teacher. These findings also extend current theorising about learning at work which integrates individual learners into predominantly social theories of learning.

Keywords:

• workplace learning
• learning
• vocational and technical education
• teacher education

Acknowledgements

This is a research paper drawn from a PhD thesis supervised by Professor Miriam Zukas and Professor Phil Hodkinson. I am greatly thankful to my two supervisors for their invaluable guidance and professionalism in supporting me until the successful completion of my study.