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Deciding Access to Work-Integrated Learning: Human Resource Professionals as Gatekeepers
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Mackaway, Jacqueline; Winchester-Seeto, Theresa – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2018
Universities, industry and professional bodies advocate work-integrated learning (WIL) as a valuable way to prepare graduates to meet the challenges of contemporary society. When organizations preference particular students over others to host on placement, the full individual and collective potential of WIL is not realized. This paper reports…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Integrated Activities, Human Resources, Qualitative Research
Conditions for Workplace Learning in Professional Work: Discrepancies between Occupational and Organisational Values
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Parding, Karolina; Berg-Jansson, Anna – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to examine and discuss learning conditions for teachers, in the context of choice and decentralisation reforms. Design/methodology/approach: This article is based on analyses of 30 interviews with Swedish upper secondary teachers focusing on their experiences of their conditions for learning. Findings: This paper shows how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Challenges Implementing Work-Integrated Learning in Human Resource Management University Courses
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Rook, Laura – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2017
The examination of work-integrated learning (WIL) programs in the undergraduate Human Resource Management (HRM) curriculum is an area under-represented in the Australian literature. This paper identifies the challenges faced in implementing WIL into the HRM undergraduate curriculum. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 38…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, Workplace Learning, Education Work Relationship
Organisational Learning and the Organisational Life Cycle: The Differential Aspects of an Integrated Relationship in SMEs
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Tam, Steven; Gray, David E. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to relate the practice of organisational learning in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the organisational life cycle (OLC), contextualising the differential aspects of an integrated relationship between them. Design/methodology/approach: It is a mixed-method study with two consecutive phases. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Development, Workplace Learning, Small Businesses
What Are Drivers for Informal Learning?
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Schürmann, Eva; Beausaert, Simon – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: The topic of informal learning at work has received increasing attention in the past years. The purpose of this study is to explore in which informal learning activities employees engage and what are the drivers for informal learning. Design/Methodology/Approach: Semi-structured interviews were taken from ten human resources (HR) and ten…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Learning Activities, Semi Structured Interviews, Employees
A Case Study Understanding Employability through the Lens of Human Resource Executives
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Stokes, Carmeda L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to examine HR executives' perspectives on employability enhancement for employees and how it is operationalized in their workplace. The exploratory questions that guided the study were, What are the perspectives of HR executives regarding employability enhancement for employees, and In what…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Human Resources, Case Studies, Employees