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Simper, Natalie; Gauthier, Launa; Scott, Jill – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to outline a proof of concept for a framework to support students in reflecting on and in articulating their disciplinary, contextual and professional learning in the workplace. The purpose of the framework was to help students to recognize and articulate their transferable employability skills in preparation for the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Workplace Learning, Reflection, Models
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Becker, Karen – Learning Organization, 2018
Purpose: Interest in the topic of unlearning has grown in recent years, fueled by rapid changes in the business environment and resultant organizational change. This change challenges individuals and organizations to unlearn past knowledge and practice to embrace new organizational realities. However, much of the unlearning literature focuses on…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Professionalism, Professional Identity, Professional Autonomy
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Simonin, Bernard L. – Learning Organization, 2017
Purpose: This paper aims to encourage greater clarity and stimulate further interest in thorough empirical research in the area of learning levels. The broader motivation here is to urge researchers to not only theorize but also undertake elaborate and much needed empirical work. Design/methodology/approach Part I of the study rests on a…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Cooperative Learning, Cooperation, Workplace Learning
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Lawton, Dianne Ford – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2017
This theoretical article explores the role spirituality plays in engagement and resistance in the workplace. These qualities exist at the opposite ends of the continuum in adult education in the workplace: engagement in learning and resistance to adult learning. By employing Mezirow's learning framework, the researcher illustrates how spirituality…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Resistance (Psychology), Adult Education, Workplace Learning
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Gamage, Ancy – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
The need for inclusive and equitable teaching and learning approaches is widely accepted in higher education literature. Surprisingly, the notion of inclusion appears to be neglected within the context of eWIL. This paper uses insights from multi-disciplinary theories to propose a framework for the development of an eWIL framework. Its key…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Teaching Methods, Inclusion, Higher Education
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Jacobs, Gloria E.; Castek, Jill; Harris, Kathy; Vanek, Jen – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2022
Purpose: This article reports on a critical race theory (CRT) analysis of the perspectives of providers of employer-supported educational opportunities and adult learners, who identified as Black, indigenous or as a person of color, and were employed in service industries. Design/methodology/approach: A review of the literature was used to shape…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Learning, Student Attitudes, Workplace Learning
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Jackson, Denise; Dean, Bonnie Amelia – Higher Education Research and Development, 2023
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is widely recognised as significantly contributing to enhancing graduate employability. Empirical evaluation of its impact and value is often confined to work-based WIL (internships/placements/practicums), known to pose challenges with scalability and equitable access. Through the lens of experiential learning, this…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Work Experience Programs, Employment Potential, Internship Programs
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), 2023
Over the year, Advance CTE and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) tracked state activity, cataloged final state policy actions and categorized trends based on the policy areas of focus and today, published State Policies Impacting CTE: 2022 Year in Review. This year's report provides an analysis that spans 37 states who…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Vocational Education, Educational Trends
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Schaefer, Teresa; Fabian, Claudia Magdalena; Kopp, Tobias – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
Research stresses the importance of social components in learning. The social contact with peers and tutors stimulates reflection and supports higher processes of learning necessary for the internalisation and application of new knowledge. However, merely proposing opportunities for interaction does not necessarily lead to fruitful discussion and…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Socialization, Learning Processes, Teacher Student Relationship
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Römgens, Inge; Scoupe, Rémi; Beausaert, Simon – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
In different streams of literature employability has been defined in different, often related ways. We take an interdisciplinary approach, combining insights from research on higher education and workplace learning, taking a Western perspective. In doing so we take a multi-dimensional, competence-based approach. Our approach to conceptualizing…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Interdisciplinary Approach, Higher Education, Workplace Learning
Lopes, Tobin; Scully-Russ, Ellen; Zarestky, Jill; Collins, Joshua C. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2020
There is contrary research around whether collaboration at work fosters individual learning and skill development. This study's purpose was to examine the relationship between social characteristics of jobs on adults' cognitive skills as measured by the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). For select industry…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Work Environment, Thinking Skills, Adults
Julie M. Galliart – ProQuest LLC, 2020
A skill gap in Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments (PS-TRE) between U.S. Baby Boomers and younger generations has been documented in previous studies using the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Survey of Adult Skills (Rampey et al., 2016). Bringing this generation of workers up to speed in this…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Age Differences, Generational Differences, Competence
Beatrice Ann Majka – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Virtual Reality and education have been evolving for many years, moving from in-person classroom and online sessions to utilizing Virtual reality for training. Virtual reality allows students to actively engage with training rather than being passive in a classroom. The virtual world has been moving forward as a new tool to assist with…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Job Training, Job Skills
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Ineland, Jens; Karhina, Kateryna; Vikström, Lotta – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2021
Having a job, or being employed, is associated with a number of positive effects. Although policies in Sweden support the right of people with disabilities to work and highlight access to employment as a priority, this group of people continues to lose out in employment against other citizens. However, little is known about actions or initiatives…
Descriptors: Individualized Transition Plans, High School Students, High School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Batholmeus, Petrina; Pop, Carver – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2019
The demand for relevant skills for the labor market constitutes one of the fundamental challenges facing the post-school system in South Africa. The South African government has therefore proposed a policy on professional development teacher education programs for Technical and Vocational Education and Training and the South African Department of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning, Workplace Learning, Job Skills
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