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Temporal design in auditors’ professional learning

Contemporary epistemic machineries and knowledge strategies in risk auditing

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Professional Learning in the Knowledge Society

Part of the book series: The Knowledge Economy and Education ((KNOW,volume 6))

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Can time be turned into a “tool” for better learning? This question arose while studying how a group of newly educated Norwegian auditors1 dealt with professional demands for further learning and knowledge acquisition.

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  1. University of Oslo, Norway

    Karen Jensen

  2. University of Oslo, Norway

    Leif Chr. Lahn

  3. University of Oslo, Norway

    Monika Nerland

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Mathisen, A. (2012). Temporal design in auditors’ professional learning. In: Jensen, K., Lahn, L.C., Nerland, M. (eds) Professional Learning in the Knowledge Society. The Knowledge Economy and Education, vol 6. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-994-7_5

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