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If "One Size Does Not Fit All" when Embedding Adult Literacy in the Workplace, How Can We Identify "What Works"?
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Zepke, Nick – Studies in Continuing Education, 2011
This article discusses the results of funded research that investigated how an industry training organisation in Aotearoa New Zealand embeds literacy in the workplace. Results confirm a "common-sense view" that there is not one right way to embed workplace literacy. They also reveal a number of findings about what works effectively when…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Literacy, Adult Literacy, Industrial Training
Unforeseen Outcomes: Does Poorly-Resourced Literacy Tutoring Reinforce Apprentices--Low Literacy?
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Sligo, Frank – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges faced by tutors who were providing remedial literacy support to New Zealand apprentices. Design/methodology/approach: As part of a wider, triangulated study of employers, tutors, apprentices, and industry training coordinators, the author undertook a qualitative analysis of ten…
Descriptors: Role Conflict, Figurative Language, Foreign Countries, Tutors
The Integration of Work and Learning in New Zealand: A Working Paper
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Vaughan, Karen – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2012
This paper is an initial exploration of the integration of work and learning and is intended to inform NZCER's Learning at Work research programme. It shows how the traditional separation between work and learning is being challenged and looks at what that means for education professionals, institutions and programmes. The paper considers the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Lifelong Learning
Challenges in Aligning Workplace Learning with Business Goals: A Perspective from HRD Professionals in New Zealand
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Short, Tom; Harris, Roger – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2010
Modern organisations have become more complex, less mechanistic and increasingly sensitive to rapid changes in the external environment than in previous eras. Today, executives lead employees through a maze of complexity and changing contexts. However, another group of dedicated professionals, the human resource managers and practitioners, also…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Foreign Countries, Human Resources, Strategic Planning
Management Development in New Zealand
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Ruth, Damian – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2007
Purpose: To give an overview of prevalent views on and practices in management development in New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach: Employs a questionnaire, mainly Likert-scale, to interview human resource managers and line managers in 86 companies in New Zealand. The research model and instrumentation is based on existing research on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Management Development, Human Resources, Administrators
Factors Influencing Employee Learning in Small Businesses
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Coetzer, Alan; Perry, Martin – Education & Training, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify key factors influencing employee learning from the perspective of owners/managers. Design/methodology/research: Data were gathered from owners/managers in a total of 27 small manufacturing and services firms through interviews and analysed using content analytic procedures. Findings: The…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Work Environment, Performance Factors, Administrator Attitudes