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The Swedish police training program is currently a traditional vocational education program. The program’s overall aim is to develop competences that are relevant to one’s future career. This study focuses on Swedish police students’ values of competence related to a professional career.
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Bäck, T. (2015). Police Students’ Values of Competence Related to a Professional Career. In: Bohlinger, S., Haake, U., Jørgensen, C.H., Toiviainen, H., Wallo, A. (eds) Working and Learning in Times of Uncertainty. Research on the Education and Learning of Adults. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-244-8_7
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