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Safety Learning, Organizational Contradictions and the Dynamics of Safety Practice
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Ripamonti, Silvio Carlo; Scaratti, Giuseppe – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the enactment of safety routines in a transshipment port. Research on work safety and reliability has largely neglected the role of the workers' knowledge in practice in the enactment of organisational safety. The workers' lack of compliance with safety regulations represents an enduring problem…
Descriptors: Employees, Knowledge Level, Productivity, Compliance (Legal)
Exploring the Links between Mentoring and Work-Integrated Learning
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Smith-Ruig, Theresa – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
The role of work-integrated learning (WIL) is a popular focus at many universities, including among academics in the business disciplines in Australia. This article explores whether a mentoring programme provided for female business and law students results in similar benefits as those reported for WIL activities and, hence, provides career- and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mentors, Foreign Countries, Females
Learning without Onboarding: How Assessing and Evaluating Learning Benefits New Information Technology Hires
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Morris, Dory L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Onboarding ensures learning success through sharing and acquiring knowledge to remain competitive. However, little is known about new Information Technology (IT) hires' learning needs in the absence of onboarding; therefore, the purpose of this case study was to examine, increase, and retain their technical knowledge at the Unified Communications…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Skill Development, Knowledge Level, Information Technology
Organizational Learning from the Perspective of Knowledge Maturing Activities
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Kaschig, A.; Maier, R.; Sandow, A.; Lazoi, M.; Schmidt, A.; Barnes, S.-A.; Bimrose, J.; Brown, A.; Bradley, C.; Kunzmann, C.; Mazarakis, A. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2013
The level of similarity of knowledge work across occupations and industries allows for the design of supportive information and communication technology (ICT) that can be widely used. In a previous ethnographically informed study, we identified activities that can be supported to increase knowledge maturing, conceptualized as goal-oriented…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Technology Uses in Education, Best Practices, Telephone Surveys
Knowledge Types Used by Researchers and Wool Producers in Australia under a Workplace Learning Typology: Implications for Innovation in the Australian Sheep Industry
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Thompson, Lyndal-Joy; Reeve, Ian – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2011
This paper reports on research into the learning aspects of adopting integrated parasite management practices for sheep (IPM-s) applying a workplace learning framework. An analysis of four primary data sources was conducted; a postal survey of Australian wool producers, a Delphi process with IPM-s researchers, focus groups and interviews with wool…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Delphi Technique, Focus Groups, Knowledge Level
Using Role-Play for Expert Science Communication with Professional Stakeholders in Flood Risk Management
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McEwen, Lindsey; Stokes, Alison; Crowley, Kate; Roberts, Carolyn – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2014
This paper explores role-play pedagogies in learning and communicating about cutting-edge flood science by flood risk management professionals in local government. It outlines role-play process/structure and evaluates participant perceptions of their learning experiences. Issues were impacts of prior role-play experience on attitudes brought to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role Playing, Risk Management, Natural Disasters