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Lankard, Bettina A. – 1995
New ways to learn at work draw upon workers' previous experiences, link concepts and practices, and encourage reflection and the transfer of knowledge from one situation to another. Action, situated, and incidental learning are three current approaches. Action learning is a systematic process through which individuals learn by doing. It has been…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Experiential Learning, Incidental Learning, Labor Force Development
Harri-Augstein, Sheila; Webb, Ian M. – 1995
This publication shows step-by-step how trainers may use self-organized learning (SOL) to achieve real and lasting change within an organization at all levels. Each of the eight chapters begins with an "agenda board" outlining the contents and ends with a section featuring suggested activities for developing the skills. An introduction…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Change Strategies, Educational Psychology
Imel, Susan – 1999
This brief suggests that during the past 2 decades, the skills needed to succeed in the workplace have changed significantly. Technical skills remain important, but, increasingly, employers recognize another category of skills crucial to a worker's ability to work "smarter, not harder." These "soft,""core,""nontechnical,""essential,""generic," and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
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Caffarella, Rosemary S. – Journal of Staff Development, 1996
Describes three themes emerging from a review of literature on adult development of women: centrality of relationships, diverse patterns of development, and the importance of identity and intimacy. Presents ideas staff developers could incorporate based on the themes, and makes observations on what women have taught researchers about teaching…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Collegiality
Fleck, Vivien; Law, Carol – 1986
This document explains the British Industrial Training Research Unit's CRAMP (Comprehension, Reflex action, Appropriate attitude, Memorizing, Procedural learning) system for designing training. The first section introduces the CRAMP approach and includes an exercise (and answers) to measure whether the reader understands CRAMP's definitions of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship
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1996
These three papers were presented at a symposium on high-involvement work teams moderated by Michael Leimbach at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development. "Beyond Training to the New Learning Environment: Workers on the High-Involvement Frontline" (Joseph Anthony Ilacqua, Carol Ann Zulauf) shows the link between…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Decision Making, Education Work Relationship, Employer Employee Relationship
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1996
These three papers were presented at a symposium on orchestrating work and learning in human resource development (HRD) moderated by Susan Lynham at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development. "Team Learning: Processes, Interventions and Assessment" (Laurel S. Jeris et al.) explores team learning processes, paying…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Employer Employee Relationship
1996
This document contains two papers from a symposium on human resource development (HRD) in Europe moderated by Wim Nijhof at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development. "HRD Roles in Germany" (Linda E. Odenthal, Wim J. Nijhof) reports on a German study based on a study of the job profiles of HRD practitioners in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Law, Carol – 1986
Predicated on the notion that workers will need to transfer new skills to a variety of situations, this document is intended to teach industrial trainers in Britain how people learn and how to train individuals to become independent learners as well as capable performers of specific job skills. The first section of the book is a mixture of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship
Fleck, Vivien; Law, Carol – 1986
Intended as a practical introduction to training for British business people whose jobs involve providing training but who are not full-time trainers, this document discusses the principles of effective instruction and the practical implications of such instruction. The introduction: (1) argues that effective instructors are made, not born; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
McGivney, Veronica, Ed. – 1991
This manual is designed to help further education colleges in the United Kingdom devise strategies to meet adult learners' needs. The opening section identifies the demographic and labor market changes that necessitate service to adult learners. Key characteristics of effective college programs for adults are highlighted: institutional…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students