"Kunskap är makt"
En kvalitativ studie om ordningspolisers lärande
Competence developementExperienceFormal learningInformal learningInteractionPolice officersErfarenhetFormellt lärandeInformellt lärandeInteraktionKompetensutvecklingOrdningspoliser
In a work environment where employees can be thrown into all sorts of situations and where anything can happen, it requires that they have good knowledge about what they do and constantly strive to improve their skills. The purpose of this paper is to study how professional police officers perceive learning in their work. Essay authors would like to find out how the police officers experience their formal learning, informal learning and police education. This is by research what the police officers learn through various forms of education and what they learn by practicing their profession. Previous research dealing with the subject and relevant theories are discussed and processed. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 11 informants and the results that emerged where that the police officers generally think that the police education where good and that the most important part of their schooling consisted of the police trainee. They learn a lot through experience and their colleagues. The courses and programs offered within the work are good but they want to be able to experience more courses. They argue that the rate-based development opportunities are low, but that development possibilities are endless when it comes to learning through experience.