Workplace learning : concepts, measurement, and application / edited by Marianne Van Woerkom and Rob Poell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Poell, Rob F. (Robert Frans), 1968-

Woerkom, Marianne Van, 1971-

Series:

Routledge studies in human resource development ; 17.

Routledge studies in human resource development ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employees--Training of--Congresses.

Employees.

Organization--Congresses.

Organization.

Organizational learning--Congresses.

Organizational learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This edited volume aims to evaluate the promises of workplace learning by addressing the following related questions: What are current developments in theory that informs workplace learning research? How can learning in the workplace be measured? What is the impact of various organizational settings (e.g., team-based work and call centres) on workplace learning? Which are the promising new avenues for research? And which research-based recommendations can be made to boost learning opportunities in various work contexts? The topic is conceptualized as an interaction between the individual an

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; 1 Introduction: Learning in the Workplace; Part I: Perspectives on Learning in the Workplace; 2 The Relational Interdependence between Personal and Social Agency in Learning and for Working Life; 3 Beyond Individual Acquisition: Theorizing Practice-Based Collective Learning in HRD; 4 Principles for Research on Workplace Learning: At the Intersection of the Individual and the Context; 5 Bateson's Levels of Learning: A Framework for Transformative Workplace Learning?; Part II: Operationalizing Learning in the Workplace

6 Antecedents of Nurses' Actual Learning Activities: The Role of Psychological Work Conditions and Intrinsic Work Motivation7 The Development of a Measure to Assess Information Acquisition Activities: Implications for Workplace and Organizational Learning; 8 In Search of a Good Method for Measuring Learning from Errors at Work; Part III: Learning in Various Workplace Settings; 9 Learning from Differences: The Relationships between Team Expertise Diversity, Team Learning, Team Performance, and Team Innovation

10 The Relationship between Central Actors and Level of Reflection in Project-Based Learning: Dutch and US Data and Theory Compared11 A Call for Learning!: The Challenge of Realizing Learning in Call Centres; 12 Work-Based Learning Programmes in English Universities: Government Policy and Organizational Practice; 13 The Relation between Broad Professional Identity, Self-Directed Professional Development, and Broad Coaching Style of Teacher Educators; 14 Implications for Research and Practice; Contributors; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-95987-4

1-136-95988-2

1-282-62924-7

9786612629242

0-203-85008-4

9780203850084

OCLC:

642661628