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Peer reviewedHommen, Leif – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1997
Argues for an institutional approach to theory and research on situated learning, which would allow for a different frame of reference than the concept of economic rationality as the objective of workplace learning. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Innovation, Organizational Development, Small Businesses
Download full textHughes, Maria; Stanton, Geoff – 2003
The incidence and nature of research and development (R&D)-related services provided for employers by English and Welsh colleges were examined. Data were collected through the following activities: (1) an initial survey that was returned by 96 colleges in England and 11 in Wales; (2) telephone interviews with those colleges that were currently…
Descriptors: Colleges, Economic Development, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Hughes, Maria; Keddie, Vince; Webb, Peter; Corney, Mark – 2002
Research into workforce development (WD) considered the relationship between corporate assessments of workers' development needs and WD strategies; how learning at work takes place; and what learning methods are used and their effectiveness. Focus was on practice in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Methodology included a literature…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Business Responsibility, Cognitive Style
Jung, Ingrid, Ed.; King, Linda, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 19 papers on gender, innovation, and education in Latin America. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Ingrid Jung); "Reflections on the Gender Perspective in Experiences of Non-Formal Education with Women" (Lilian Celiberti); "Gender and Innovation" (Graciela Messina);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Development
