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Employability Competences of Workers in Health Care and Finance. The Role of Self-Directed Learning Orientation and Job Characteristics
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van der Baan, Niels; Raemdonck, Isabel; Bastiaens, Ellen; Beausaert, Simon – International Journal of Training and Development, 2022
Employability, defined as a set of competences that allow an individual to create and maintain a job, is pivotal for both organizations and employees. Organizations with an employable workforce remain competitive and individuals who are employable experience better career development. The present study investigates self-directed learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Independent Study, Expertise
Sustainable Employability of Teaching Staff Members? A Multiple-Group Path Analysis of the Role of Age, Self-Directed Learning Orientation and Job Characteristics for Employability
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Raemdonck, Isabel; Beausaert, Simon; Van der Heijden, Beatrice I. J. M.; Segers, Mien – Vocations and Learning, 2022
Education is one sector being challenged by aging staff, as well as by increased pressure to innovate. In order to cope with these challenges, educational institutions require teaching staff members, who include teachers, support staff and managers, to show a high level of employability. In this survey-based study, the predictive value of…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Employment Qualifications, Age Differences, Independent Study
The Influence of Job Characteristics and Self-Directed Learning Orientation on Workplace Learning
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Raemdonck, Isabel; Gijbels, David; van Groen, Willemijn – International Journal of Training and Development, 2014
Given the increasing importance of learning at work, we set out to examine the factors which influence workplace learning behaviour. The study investigated the influence of the job characteristics from Karasek's Job Demand Control Support model and the personal characteristic self-directed learning orientation on workplace learning. A total…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Influences, Occupational Information, Independent Study
Predictors of Self-Directed Learning for Low-Qualified Employees: A Multi-Level Analysis
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Raemdonck, Isabel; van der Leeden, Rien; Valcke, Martin; Segers, Mien; Thijssen, Jo – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: This study aims to examine which variables at the level of the individual employee and at the company level are predictors of self-directed learning in low-qualified employees. Methodology: Results were obtained from a sample of 408 low-qualified employees from 35 different companies. The companies were selected from the energy sector,…
Descriptors: Employees, Independent Study, Industry, Predictor Variables
Understanding Work-Related Learning: The Case of ICT Workers
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Gijbels, David; Raemdonck, Isabel; Vervecken, Dries; Van Herck, Jonas – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: A central issue in the field of workplace learning is how work-related learning can be stimulated so that a powerful learning work environment is created. This paper seeks to further enlarge understanding on this issue. Based on the demand-control-support the aim is to investigate the influence of job-characteristics on the work-related…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Multiple Regression Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Correlation
Influencing Work-Related Learning: The Role of Job Characteristics and Self-Directed Learning Orientation in Part-Time Vocational Education
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Gijbels, David; Raemdonck, Isabel; Vervecken, Dries – Vocations and Learning, 2010
Based on the Demand-Control-Support (DCS) model, the present paper aims to investigate the influence of job characteristics such as job demands, job control, social support at work and self-directed learning orientation on the work-related learning behaviour of workers. The present study was conducted in a centre for part-time vocational education…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Social Support Groups, Employees, Workplace Learning