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Choi, Woojae; Jacobs, Ronald L. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2011
While workplace learning includes formal and informal learning, the relationship between the two has been overlooked, because they have been viewed as separate entities. This study investigated the effects of formal learning, personal learning orientation, and supportive learning environment on informal learning among 203 middle managers in Korean…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Educational Environment, Workplace Learning, Individual Characteristics
Miller, Susan Finn – Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, 2010
Teachers of adults learning English often compete with many demands on learners' attention. Concerns about family, jobs, money, and transportation; fatigue; and negative past experiences with education are some of the factors that might inhibit an adult learner's full engagement in class. In a study of learner engagement in adult literacy…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Educational Strategies, Experienced Teachers, Administrators
Schaetzel, Kirsten; Low, Ee Ling – Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, 2009
Adult English language learners in the United States approach the learning of English pronunciation from a wide variety of native language backgrounds. They may speak languages with sound systems that vary a great deal from that of English. The pronunciation goals and needs of adult English language learners are diverse. These goals and needs…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Pronunciation Instruction, Administrators, Adult Learning
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Tillema, Harm; van der Westhuizen, Gert J. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2006
In this article knowledge productivity, a process that creates conceptual artifacts, is used as a way to investigate the outcomes of collaborative and enquiry-oriented activity by teaching professionals. It is an outcome of the motivation to learn (self-regulation) in that it studies the issues from different professional perspectives (reflection…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Work Environment, Professional Development, Teacher Collaboration