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Manuti, Amelia; Impedovo, Maria Antonietta; De Palma, Pasquale Davide – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of communities of practice in organizations and their most beneficial effects for both individual and collective development. Design/Methodology/Approach: Based on a literature review, from the first authoritative texts by Lave and Wenger until the most recent critiques, the paper has…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Human Capital, Communities of Practice, Individual Development
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Luciana Mourão; Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a training and development (T&D) evaluation model that includes new societal indicators, considering the growing demand to do so. Three complementary studies were done. Study I used a framework for T&D evaluation that includes societal impact in it. Study II investigated which levels of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Professional Training, Teachers
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Belet, Daniel – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose: The author's interest in learning organisation development leads him to examine large French companies' practices regarding "high potential" executives policies and to question their selection and development processes and their capabilities to develop learning oriented organisations.The author also tries to explain why most…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Leadership Styles, Foreign Countries, Management Development
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Wiesenberg, Faye P.; Peterson, Shari L. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2004
This comparative study explored differences in perceptions between Canadian and US post secondary faculty in the fields of adult education (AdEd) and human resource development (HRD) on program development issues in the emerging field of "workplace learning." In fall of 2001, The Adult Education and Human Resource Development Faculty…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Program Development, Organizational Development
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Allan, Barbara; Lewis, Dina – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits and challenges of using a virtual learning community (VLC) as a vehicle for workforce development. This paper argues that VLCs provide a flexible vehicle for workforce development. However, workplace realities may lead to unexpected challenges for participants wanting exploit the…
Descriptors: Time Management, Training Methods, Labor Force Development, Work Environment