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Learning @ Work: Informal Learning Strategies of German Craft Workers
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Kortsch, Timo; Schulte, Eva-Maria; Kauffeld, Simone – European Journal of Training and Development, 2019
Purpose: In competitive labor markets, promoting employees' learning becomes a key challenge for companies. However, in small German craft companies, employee development is always connected with worries about employee turnover. This study aims to investigate the current informal learning strategies of craft workers and how they use the…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Learning Strategies, Handicrafts, Labor Market
Exploring Feedback Incidents, Their Characteristics and the Informal Learning Activities that Emanate from Them
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Mulder, Regina H. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to increase insight in the mechanisms of feedback processes by investigating what kind of feedback characteristics lead to what specific kind of informal learning activities (ILAs). Design/methodology/approach: The 31 persons participated were recruited by the snowball method, and work in education, healthcare…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Informal Education, Learning Activities, Reflection
What Are Drivers for Informal Learning?
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Schürmann, Eva; Beausaert, Simon – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: The topic of informal learning at work has received increasing attention in the past years. The purpose of this study is to explore in which informal learning activities employees engage and what are the drivers for informal learning. Design/Methodology/Approach: Semi-structured interviews were taken from ten human resources (HR) and ten…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Learning Activities, Semi Structured Interviews, Employees