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Dimensions of Expansion for Configuring Learning Spaces in Global Work
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Toiviainen, Hanna; Sadik, Sahara; Bound, Helen; Pasqualoni, Pier Paolo; Ramsamy-Prat, Padma – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: Technological innovation and the flexibilisation of labour markets have expanded the pool of workers engaged in globally distributed work. This paper aims to propose an analytical framework to understand and support the productive professional learning of those engaged in global work. Drawing on the theory of expansive learning in the…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Professional Personnel
Between Product Development and Mass Production: Tensions as Triggers for Concept-Level Learning
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Jalonen, Meri; Ristimäki, Päivi; Toiviainen, Hanna; Pulkkis, Anneli; Lohtander, Mika – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to analyze learning in organizational transformations by focusing on concept-level tensions faced in two young companies, which were searching for a reorientation of activity with a production network between innovative product development and efficient mass production. Design/methodology/approach: An intervention-based…
Descriptors: Manufacturing, Organizational Change, Workplace Learning, Concept Formation
Expansive Learning across Workplace Boundaries
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Kerosuo, Hannele; Toiviainen, Hanna – International Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The article analyses a collaborative effort of learning across workplace boundaries in a regional learning network of South Savo, Finland. The focus is on the "Forum of In-house Development" in the network. Our objective is to highlight a dialectical approach to boundaries that draws from the ideas of cultural-historical activity theory.…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Learning Theories, Foreign Countries, Spatial Ability
Emergent Learning Practices in Globalizing Work: The Case of a Finnish-Chinese Project in a Finnish Technology Consulting Firm
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Toiviainen, Hanna; Lallimo, Jiri; Hong, Jianzhong – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: This article aims to analyze emergent learning practices for globalizing work through two research questions: "What are the conceptualizations of work represented by the Virtual Factory and how do they mediate globalizing work?" and "What is the potential of expansive learning efforts to expand conceptualizations towards…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Workplace Learning, Learning Theories, Social Responsibility
Report on Outcomes of Empirical Studies
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Morch, Anders; Nygard, Kathrine; Andersen, Renate; Mushtaq, Shazia; Nedic, Damir; Olsen, Espen; Hauge, Trond Eiliv; Vedoy, Gunn; Norenes, Svein Olav; Moen, Anne; Nes, Sturle; Olsen, Dorothy S.; Ludvigsen, Sten; Toiviainen, Hanna; Lallimo, Jiri; Toikka, Seppo; Paavola, Sami; Pohjola, Pasi; Hakkarainen, Kai – Online Submission, 2009
This deliverable has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practice Laboratory (KP-Lab) project. KP-Lab focuses on innovative practices of working with knowledge in higher education, teacher training, and workplaces. Participants of WP10 are University of Helsinki, University of Oslo and Poyry Forest Industry representing both researchers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Program Evaluation, Educational Change
Synthetic Report of Research and Development of Professional Knowledge Practices
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Toiviainen, Hanna; Hoynalanmaa, Mikko; Lallimo, Jiri; Moen, Anne; Smordal, Ole; Morch, Anders; Toikka, Seppo – Online Submission, 2006
This deliverable has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practice Laboratory (KP-Lab) project, which is aimed at facilitating innovative practices of working with knowledge in higher education, teacher training, and professional networks. This deliverable is a synopsis of the first experiences encountered during the first 6 months of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research and Development, Computer Mediated Communication, Research Methodology