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Smith, Peter J. – Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2001
Research findings indicate that neither workers nor workplaces are prepared for flexible delivery of training. A proposed model identifies strategies for learner development (self-directed learning, self-monitoring, engagement with a wide range of modes) and workplace development (clear training policies, trainer skills to support self-direction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Readiness, Learning Strategies, On the Job Training
Rothwell, William J.; Kazanas, H. C. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1990
Reviews research on structured on-the-job training (SOJT) and summarizes the results of a study of training and development professionals that investigated SOJT practices in their organizations. In-house classroom training on how to conduct SOJT is discussed, and how employees learn to train others when classroom training is not offered is…
Descriptors: Industrial Training, Inplant Programs, Inservice Education, Learning Strategies
Download full textScribner, Sylvia; Sachs, Patricia – 1991
An exploratory investigation attempted to determine how learning at work actually takes place and in what ways learning on the job differs from classroom learning. The study was based on extensive observations and interviews over a 5-year period at two manufacturing plants that implemented a computer-based system known as Manufacturing Resource…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Intentional Learning, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes
