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Anselmann, Sebastian – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this study is to unveil how professional trainers and training managers describe the learning conditions of their workplaces, what informal and formal learning activities they intend to accomplish and what barriers to learning at work they encounter. Design/methodology/approach: Barriers to learning in the workplace fall under…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Job Training, Trainers, Work Environment
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Hilkenmeier, Frederic; Goller, Michael; Schaper, Niclas – Vocations and Learning, 2021
Participation in designated learning opportunities and engagement in workplace learning are very different kinds of professional learning activities: Whereas the former takes place in organised, predefined settings with intended learning objectives, the latter mostly arises as a by-product through everyday experiences at work. Yet, empirical and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Learning Activities, Employees
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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
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Messmann, Gerhard; Mulder, Regina H. – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2015
The aim of this study was to investigate how apprentices' learning activities at work can be fostered. This is a crucial issue as learning at work enhances apprentices' competence development and prepares them for professional development on the job. Therefore, we conducted a study with 70 apprentices in the German dual system and examined the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Learning Activities, Workplace Learning
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Mesh, Linda Joy – Research-publishing.net, 2016
This study examines the development of telecollaborative exchange activities within blended language courses that are aimed at preparing post-graduate students for an intercultural workplace by developing valuable transversal competencies and intercultural awareness, which enable one to better adapt to changing work situations. A description is…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Higher Education, Blended Learning, Student Exchange Programs
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Bauer, Johannes; Mulder, Regina H. – Journal of Education and Work, 2013
This article addresses two research questions concerning nurses' engagement in social learning activities after errors at work. Firstly, we investigated how this engagement relates to nurses' interpretations of the error situation and perceptions of a safe team climate. The results indicate that the individual estimation of an error as relevant to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nurses, Research Methodology, Attitudes
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Kaschig, A.; Maier, R.; Sandow, A.; Lazoi, M.; Schmidt, A.; Barnes, S.-A.; Bimrose, J.; Brown, A.; Bradley, C.; Kunzmann, C.; Mazarakis, A. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2013
The level of similarity of knowledge work across occupations and industries allows for the design of supportive information and communication technology (ICT) that can be widely used. In a previous ethnographically informed study, we identified activities that can be supported to increase knowledge maturing, conceptualized as goal-oriented…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Technology Uses in Education, Best Practices, Telephone Surveys
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Harteis, Christian; Gruber, Hans; Hertramph, Herbert – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
Epistemic beliefs comprise the individual understanding of the nature of knowledge and the creation of knowledge. Hence, they impact the perception of learning opportunities and professional learning activities. Many enterprises apply computer technology in order to support staff development through e-learning activities. However, a closer look at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Epistemology, Workplace Learning