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Learning on Their Own: Vocationally Oriented Self-Directed Learning Projects. [and] Invited Reaction: Learning on Their Own.
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Clardy, Alan; Willis, Verna J. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2000
In Clardy's study, 56 employees described 109 vocationally oriented self-directed learning projects undertaken. Projects were categorized as induced (spurred by imbalance between job expectations and capability), voluntary (fueled by personal motivation), or synergistic (combined motivation with the spark of workplace circumstances). Willis'…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Learning Motivation, Nonformal Education
Integrating Learning with Working: A Reconception of the Role of Workplace Learning.
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Torraco, Richard J. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1999
Theories of situated learning and distributed cognition are used to support emerging relationships between learning and working. The nature of work evolves from being predictable and deterministic to being more contingent and idiosyncratic. Models of employee development are examined. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Instructional Systems, Models, Organizational Development
Where to Now? Race and Ethnicity in Workplace Learning and Development Research: 1980-2005
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Brooks, Ann K.; Clunis, Tamara – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2007
This review of research focuses on the impact of race and on learning and development in the U.S. workplace from 1980 to 2005. Specifically, we take a historical perspective on race and ethnicity in the United States; summarize and synthesize research in the areas of career development, training, promotion, performance appraisals, mentoring, and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Ethnicity, Career Development, Job Training
Influence of HRM Practices on Organizational Commitment: A Study among Software Professionals in India
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Paul, A. K.; Anantharaman, R. N. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2004
Although organizational commitment has been discussed frequently in organizational psychology for almost four decades, few studies have involved software professionals. A study in India reveals that HRM practices such as employee-friendly work environment, career development, development oriented appraisal, and comprehensive training show a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Environment, Industrial Psychology, Computer Software