We investigated the relationships between Participation in Training, Informal Learning Behaviours (ILBs), and their dispositional (Readiness to Learn) and situational (Workplace Interaction and Autonomy) antecedents. Aiming to produce findings with greater reproducibility and generality, we used secondary data from 34 countries participating in…

This article provides an overview of the leadership learning framework (LLF) and insight into how this framework was developed. The shift from focusing on teaching to the learning of leadership to developing programs in both curricular and co-curricular spaces is amplified in this model. The six aspects of the LLF are discussed using a steering…

As individuals face the challenge of rapidly changing and increasingly diversified study and work environments, online higher education (OHE) has become a mainstream solution for pre-service teachers and working professionals. Both universities and students have had to navigate connected, collaborative and globally networked learning scenarios.…

In this essay, as a group of teacher educators, we discuss our experience of "walking the walk" of teacher education transformation at a time of urgent change. We reflect upon our process of integrating three key priorities in our preservice teacher education courses: education for sustainability; trauma-informed practice; and…

Communication between health care professionals and Aboriginal patients is complicated by cultural differences and the enduring effects of colonization. Health care providers need better training to meet the needs of Aboriginal patients and communities. We describe the development and outcomes of a community-driven service-learning program in…

This manual is designed to assist in the development of a criminal justice agency training program. The first chapter is a discussion of various learning principles (motivation, practice, reinforcement, and learning transfer) and how they may help the trainer select instructional strategies later in the process. Administration, trainer, and…

DESIGNED TO AID FOREMEN AND OTHER SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL IN THE TASK OF EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND RETRAINING, THIS MANUAL DISCUSSES SUCH ASPECTS AS THE NATURE OF SKILL TRAINING, THE ROLE OF THE INSTRUCTOR, STAGES IN CURRICULUM AND PROGRAM PLANNING, TRAINEE SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT, ON THE JOB AND OFF THE JOB TRAINING, PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING,…

TO PROVIDE A BROAD REFERENCE SOURCE, FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION, FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCES IN ANY ORGANIZATION, THIS HANDBOOK INCLUDES MATERIALS FOR THE SOPHISTICATED MANAGER OF A LARGE TRAINING STAFF AS WELL AS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAINING FOR THE BEGINNING OR PART-TIME TRAINER. THE LEVELS OF…

THE PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING BEHAVIOR DERIVED THROUGH LABORATORY STUDY CAN BE EXTENDED TO EXPLAIN MUCH OF THE COMPLEX LEARNING REQUIRED IN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. A REVIEW OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN LEARNING INTRODUCES FOUR BASIC CONCEPTS--DRIVE, STIMULUS, RESPONSE, AND REINFORCER--AND DISCUSSES CLASSICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING…

IN APRIL 1965 AT THE PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP OF THE C AND I (CONFERENCES AND INSTITUTES) DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION, WILBERT MCKEACHIE DEALT WITH CONFEREES' QUESTIONS RELATED TO LEARNING PROBLEMS TO BE CONSIDERED IN PLANNING CONFERENCES AND INSTITUTES. MCKEACHIE BROUGHT OUT THREE MAJOR PRINCIPLES--(1) LEARNING IS…

Review of the literature on transfer of learning or training since 1990 reveals a vast number of articles. However, when it comes to the ways professionals transfer learning to their practice, the research is limited. This led us to study a professional group, state court judges, to see how they integrate learning into their practice. Our study…

This set of manuals was developed by the California Child Care Initiative for the training of Spanish-speaking family day care providers. The English-language trainer's guide has been designed to accompany "El Comienzo" ("The Beginner") and "Esto Es Familiar" ("It's a Family Affair"). The Spanish-language…

Defines cognitive style mapping as a technique to determine how an individual learns or formulates concepts. Advocates mapping be used to analyze, diagnose, and prescribe instruction for personalized training programs. Displays styles and examples of cognitive mapping and presents a guide for map symbols/meanings. Provides assumptions for…

Eight steps of the skill training process and 10 rules of learning psychology are discussed as techniques for increasing training effectiveness. The eight steps are: include preevaluate, plan, prepare, present, perform, practice, evaluate performance, and follow up. The 10 rules concern motivation, use of the senses, receptivity, association,…

Potentially effective and trainable learning strategies were identified by analysis of a specially developed learning strategy inventory and a survey of educational and psychological review literature. Four aspects of the learning process suggested the usefulness of special training: identification of important or unfamiliar material, applications…