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Informal Learning Behaviors, Interaction and Workplace Autonomy and Readiness to Learn
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Lucena Barbosa, Flávia; Borges-Andrade, Jairo Eduardo – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to find a measurement model with better evidence of validity, with data extracted from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). To test a parsimonious model in which dispositional and workplace context characteristics are predictors of informal learning behaviors (ILBs).…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Learning Readiness, Work Environment, Professional Autonomy
Ready and Willing to Learn: Exploring Personal Antecedents to Taking on Learning Challenges
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Rigolizzo, Michele – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the personal antecedents to taking on the challenge of learning, particularly when there is competition for time at work. Taking on challenging tasks, particularly those that enhance learning, is a critical behavior in today's dynamic business environments. This paper explores how individual…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Learning Motivation, Goal Orientation, Personality Traits
In the Margins of Training and Learning
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Silvennoinen, Heikki; Nori, Hanna – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the distribution of learning and training opportunities in the Finnish workforce. It will concentrate on the sectors of the workforce that lack these opportunities. Design/Methodology/Approach: The Working Conditions Barometer (WCB) data from 2008, 2009 and 2010 are used (N = 3,326) in this…
Descriptors: Labor Force, Employees, Employers, Foreign Countries
Understanding Adults' Strong Problem-Solving Skills Based on PIAAC
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Hämäläinen, Raija; De Wever, Bram; Nissinen, Kari; Cincinnato, Sebastiano – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2017
Purpose: Research has shown that the problem-solving skills of adults with a vocational education and training (VET) background in technology-rich environments (TREs) are often inadequate. However, some adults with a VET background do have sound problem-solving skills. The present study aims to provide insight into the socio-demographic,…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Adults, Vocational Education, Technology Education
Social Care Mentorship and Employee Engagement in the Transformation of the Social Care Workforce
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Janet McCray; Hazel Turner; Barbara Hall; Marie Price; Gill Constable – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2014
Purpose: This paper presents the findings of a small scale research project exploring mentorship programme participants experiences and learning about their managerial role in an adult social care service seeking to build management practice, resilience and well-being in the context of transformation. Design/methodology/approach: A case study of…
Descriptors: Social Work, Adults, Administrators, Mentors
Old Dogs, New Tricks: Training Mature-Aged Manufacturing Workers
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Smith, Erica; Smith, Andrew; Smith, Chris Selby – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the employment and training of mature-aged workers, so that suggestions for improving training for mature-aged workers may be offered. Design/methodology/approach: Six expert interviews were carried out by telephone, and three case studies involving company site visits were completed. Each company case study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Manufacturing Industry, Adults, Blue Collar Occupations