The Workplace Learning Strategies Among Adult Gen Y

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
Fadilah Puteh ◽  
Ahmad Naqiyuddin Sanusi Bakar ◽  
Suseela Devi Chandran ◽  
Azizan Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Gen Y

Second-career teachers’ workplace learning and learning at university

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Keck Frei ◽  
Mirjam Kocher ◽  
Christine Bieri Buschor
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Career Change ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine career-change student teachers’ practice-based learning in teacher training, with a special focus on the support they received. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a qualitative content analysis of 15 group interviews, including 58 career-change student teachers and focuses on their learning at university and the workplace. Findings This paper indicates that career-change student teachers’ learning is task-related and based on interactions. It benefits from the support provided by actors at the university and workplace. Their learning is highly self-regulated and built on skills from prior professional and life experience. However, behaviourist learning and trial-and-error learning strategies are more often mentioned than constructionist learning and goal-oriented learning. Practical implications The findings underline the fact that universities and schools can enhance career-change student teachers’ learning by providing professional support, helping them to form links between experience from their prior profession, as well as their knowledge acquired at the university and experience from the workplace. Originality/value Until now, few studies have addressed workplace learning in teacher education. The present study aims to address this lack. Moreover, the study shows how career-change student teachers deal with the challenge of bridging the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during practice-based teacher education.

Individual and contextual variables in municipal officers' workplace learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valéria Vieira Moraes ◽  
Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate workplace learning among municipal officers in the high-learning-demanding organizational context of their work practice in the first year of mandate. Design/methodology/approach – A before-and-after quasi-experimental design was used to assess the effect of time of work practice on learning work requirements. Level of mastery of role-relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs) was measured on three occasions (once before and twice after occurrence of work practice), with 126 participants. Associations have been tested between this learning and level of education, previous experience, use of learning strategies at work, population size of municipalities and participatory public planning. Findings – Findings suggest that the municipal officers showed learning of KSAs but no change in their attitude toward public administration. This learning has been positively associated to size of the municipalities, previous professional experience and learning strategies, especially regarding the cognitive strategy “intrinsic and extrinsic reflection”. A possible positive effect of the use of participatory planning on this learning could have been detected if measures were taken after 11 months. Research limitations/implications – The generalization of findings is limited, as data are restricted to the southern and southeastern regions of Brazil, in municipalities in which mayors belong to a given political party. Practical implications – The study brought useful information that may contribute to provide some clues, to municipal officers and their parties, on how to accelerate the required learning that should take place right after election. Social implications – The practical implications may be cautiously used in organizations in general. Originality/value – The feasibility of a longitudinal design to measure work-related learning was shown. Options for more comprehensive studies that may better define the phenomenon of workplace learning and identify its relationships with other variables have been demonstrated.

The impact of the Greek economic recession on workplace learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 345-358
Author(s):  
Stavros Papakonstantinidis
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The paper aims to examine the impact of the Greek economic recession on workplace learning. Specifically, it surveys the views of Greek business professionals regarding whether workplace learning could be used as a competitive advantage in achieving business success. Design/methodology/approach The paper follows a qualitative research method and discusses the findings of semi-structured interviews with professionals in various industries in Greece. Findings This study provides evidence of an overall reluctance to adopt formal learning strategies. Although hiring and retaining the best talent at work is seen as a competitive advantage, Greek professionals do not attribute success to formal workplace learning. Instead, digitalization of informal learning becomes essential for acquiring new knowledge. Social implications In the first few years of Greece’s economic recovery, companies aim to keep their budgets low in anything that seems luxurious and ultimately unnecessary. The paper discusses some implications of the implementation of digitalized informal learning in business. Originality/value This study is the first to explore how Greek professionals from various business sectors and managerial levels view workplace learning during the initial years of the country’s economic recovery.

scholarly journals Self-Regulation in Informal Workplace Learning: Influence of Organizational Learning Culture and Job Characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne F. D. Kittel ◽  
Rebecca A. C. Kunz ◽  
Tina Seufert
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Learning Culture ◽  
Formal Learning ◽  
Organizational Learning Culture

The digital shift leads to increasing changes. Employees can deal with changes through informal learning that enables needs-based development. For successful informal learning, self-regulated learning (SRL) is crucial, i.e., to set goals, plan, apply strategies, monitor, and regulate learning for example by applying resource strategies. However, existing SRL models all refer to formal learning settings. Because informal learning differs from formal learning, this study investigates whether SRL models can be transferred from formal learning environments into informal work settings. More precisely, are all facets relevant, and what are the relational patterns? Because informal workplace learning occurs through interaction with the context, this study investigates the influence of context, i.e., organizational learning culture and job characteristics (autonomy, task identity, and feedback) on SRL. Structural equation modeling of N = 170 employees in various industries showed the relevance of the self-reported metacognitive strategies planning, monitoring, and regulation; the resource strategies help-seeking and effort regulation; and deep processing strategy elaboration. However, there was no evidence for organization strategies. The learning strategies were associated with self-efficacy and mastery-approach goal orientation. Regarding context, results supported indirect effects over self-motivational beliefs of learning strategies. Organizational learning culture was connected with mastery-approach goal orientation, whereas job characteristics autonomy and feedback were related to self-efficacy, which were again related to SRL strategies. Therefore, context can empower employees not only to accomplish their tasks but to develop themselves by applying SRL strategies. The results are discussed, and practical implications are outlined.

scholarly journals Inovasi pembelajaran berbasis teori kecerdasan majemuk untuk pengembangan peran sekolah di era 4.0

HUMANIKA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-156
Author(s):  
Panggih Priyambodo
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Gen Y ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Learning Patterns ◽  
The Right

Industrial Revolution Era 4.0 has brought disruption phenomena in various fields of life. The characteristics of the younger generation also experienced a shift, especially those that occurred in the millennial generation (gen Y) and generation Z. This condition encouraged schools as formal educational institutions to organize learning processes that can answer global challenges. Innovations in the learning process must be done continuously, one of them through the development of multiple intelligences and the involvement of learning technology elements. The development of multiple intelligences in the learning process requires the creativity of the teacher in selecting and determining the right models and learning strategies. The assessment instrument is not only directed at measuring cognitive aspects but also covers all aspects of competency as required by students. Learning patterns based on the development of multiple intelligences will be more effective if done by raising issues and real problems. Through an inquiry project, students will be actively involved in various forms of learning activities to make it an opportunity to bring up multiple types of abilities. The learning process, based on the development of multiple intelligences, is expected to be able to develop student competencies as a whole. The final result is the formation of adaptive individuals who are able to compete in the industrial revolution 4.0 era without having to leave their local culture.Era Revolusi Industri 4.0 telah membawa dampak fenomena disrupsi di berbagai bidang kehidupan. Karakteristik generasi muda juga mengalami pergeseran, terutama yang terjadi pada generasi milenial (gen Y) dan generasi Z. Kondisi ini mendorong sekolah sebagai lembaga pendidikan formal untuk menyelenggarakan proses pembelajaran yang mampu menjawab tantangan global. Inovasi dalam proses pembelajaran harus terus dilakukan salah satunya melalui pengembangan kecerdasan majemuk (multiple intelligences) serta pelibatan unsur teknologi pembelajaran. Pengembangan kecerdasan majemuk di dalam proses pembelajaran membutuhkan kreativitas dari para guru dalam memilih dan menetapkan model maupun strategi pembelajaran yang tepat. Instrumen penilaian juga tidak hanya diarahkan pada pengukuran aspek kognitif saja melainkan mencakup keseluruhan aspek kompetensi sebagaimana yang dibutuhkan peserta didik. Pola pembelajaran berbasis pengembangan kecerdasan majemuk akan lebih efektif jika dilakukan dengan mengangkat isyu-isyu maupun permasalahan nyata. Melalui proyek penyelidikan, peserta didik akan terlibat aktif di berbagai bentuk kegiatan belajar sehingga menjadikannya berkesempatan untuk memunculkan berbagai bentuk kemampuan. Proses pembelajaran berbasis pengembangan kecerdasan majemuk diharapkan mampu menumbuhkembangkan kompetensi peserta didik secara menyeluruh. Hasil akhirnya adalah terbentuknya individu-individu adaptif yang mampu bersaing di era revolusi industri 4.0 tanpa harus meninggalkan kultur lokalnya. 

Leveraging the Power of Diversity in Workplace Learning Strategies

2012 ◽  
pp. 225-243
Author(s):  
Rita C. McNeil
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Metacognitive Processes ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
Adult Learning Strategies

Just as adult learning strategies can be categorized into three major learning strategy preference groups (Conti & Kolody, 1998), workplace learning events can also be similarly categorized into a spectrum containing three major clusters: (a) the Navigation Cluster, containing those tasks that require planning, organizing, and structuring of content; (b) the Problem-Solving Cluster, containing those tasks that require innovative creativity or critical thinking skills; and (c) the Engagement Cluster, containing those tasks that require inter- and intra-personal skills required when working in situations that involve others. The purpose of this chapter is to propose an emerging 4-step framework that can be used to guide individuals, educators, and workplace trainers through a process to assist learners in identifying their learning strategies preferences and in leveraging these individual metacognitive processes in order to achieve specific workplace learning objectives.

Knowledge recommendation for workplace learning: a system design and evaluation perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-261
Author(s):  
Shuang Geng ◽  
Lijing Tan ◽  
Ben Niu ◽  
Yuanyue Feng ◽  
Li Chen
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
User Preferences ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Service

Purpose Although digitalization in the workplace is burgeoning, tools are needed to facilitate personalized learning in informal learning settings. Existing knowledge recommendation techniques do not account for dynamic and task-oriented user preferences. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new design of a knowledge recommender system (RS) to fill this research gap and provide guidance for practitioners on how to enhance the effectiveness of workplace learning. Design/methodology/approach This study employs the design science research approach. A novel hybrid knowledge recommendation technique is proposed. An experiment was carried out in a case company to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed system design. Quantitative data were collected to investigate the influence of personalized knowledge service on users’ learning attitude. Findings The proposed personalized knowledge RS obtained satisfactory user feedback. The results also show that providing personalized knowledge service can positively influence users’ perceived usefulness of learning. Practical implications This research highlights the importance of providing digital support for workplace learners. The proposed new knowledge recommendation technique would be useful for practitioners and developers to harness information technology to facilitate workplace learning and effect organization learning strategies. Originality/value This study expands the scope of research on RS and workplace learning. This research also draws scholarly attention to the effective utilization of digital techniques, such as a RS, to support user decision making in the workplace.

scholarly journals Workplace learning strategies and professional competencies in innovation contexts in Brazilian hospitals

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Isidro-Filho ◽  
Tomas de Aquino Guimarães ◽  
Marcelo Gattermann Perin ◽  
Ricky C. Leung
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Professional Competencies

Canadian chefs’ workplace learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 522-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulette Cormier-MacBurnie ◽  
Wendy Doyle ◽  
Peter Mombourquette ◽  
Jeffrey D. Young
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Depth Study

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the formal and informal workplace learning of professional chefs. In particular, it considers chefs’ learning strategies and outcomes as well as the barriers to and facilitators of their workplace learning. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology is based on in-depth, face-to-face, semi-structured interviews with 12 executive chefs from a variety of restaurant types. Chefs were asked questions that focused on how they learned, the learning outcomes that they experienced and factors that inhibited or facilitated their learning. Findings – Findings suggest that the strategies, outcomes, barriers and facilitators experienced by professional chefs are similar in many respects to those of other occupational/professional groups. However, there were some important differences that highlight the context of chefs’ workplace learning. Research limitations/implications – The sample, which is relatively small and local, focuses on one city in Canada, and it is limited in its generalizability. Future research should include a national survey of professional chefs. Originality/value – Using a qualitative approach, this in-depth study adds to the literature on workplace learning, strategies, outcomes, barriers, facilitators and context factors by addressing a relatively understudied profession.

Conditions for workplace learning in professional work

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Parding ◽  
Anna Berg-Jansson
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Conditions For Learning ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Learning Conditions ◽  
Temporal Aspects ◽  
Occupational Values ◽  
Upper Secondary Level

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 teachers at upper secondary level identify their subjects as the most important to learn more within. Secondly, we also show that spatial and temporal aspects of organisation of work seem to influence the conditions for subject learning, where the interviewees in many ways contrast their own view to how they describe their work being organised. Research limitations/implications Our findings may have currency for other professional groups with similar governance-contexts, and teachers in other similar governance-contexts. Practical implications These findings indicate the need to further develop workplace learning strategies founded upon the understanding of schools as workplaces, taking occupational values into account. Furthermore, these strategies should be seen as a core Human Resource Management issue, as they can potentially enhance the work environment, thus increasing the profession’s attractiveness. Originality/value We show that spatial and temporal aspects of organisation of work seem to influence the conditions for the sought after subject learning, and that the teachers and the school management seem to identify with different and clashing ideals in terms of what, when, how and with whom to learn.

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