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Individual and Contextual Factors Influencing Engagement in Learning Activities after Errors at Work: A Replication Study in a German Retail Bank
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Leicher, Veronika; Mulder, Regina H. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this replication study is to identify relevant individual and contextual factors influencing learning from errors at work and to determine if the predictors for learning activities are the same for the domains of nursing and retail banking. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional replication study was carried out in…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Learning Activities, Foreign Countries, Banking
A Collaborative Perspective on Learning Transfer
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Nielsen, Klaus – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to argue that it is important to focus on the apprentices' collaborative learning processes when addressing issues of learning transfer. Design/methodology/approach: The claims about the importance of addressing processes of collaborative activities and learning in relation to learning transfer are based on…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Learning Activities, Transfer of Training, Learning Processes
Learning on the Job: Cooperative Education, Internships and Engineering Problem-Solving Skills
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Yin, Alexander C. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Cooperative education (co-op) and internships are forms of experiential education that allow students to complement their classroom experiences with work experience. This study examines the influence of co-op and internships on engineering problem-solving skills by answering the following research questions: (1) Does experience in cooperative…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Learning Activities, Programs
Talking about Tools--Investigating Learning at Work in Police Practice
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Lundin, Johan; Nulden, Urban – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to show how professional tools trigger workplace learning. The daily mundane work of Swedish police officers has been studied to investigate how the use of police tools triggers learning through discussions in police practice. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected through a field study consisting of…
Descriptors: Police, Work Environment, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Using an Alumni Interview to Promote Rhetorical Sophistication
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Rose, Jeanne Marie – Business Communication Quarterly, 2006
Instructors of business and technical communication have held an ongoing interest in using client projects to give students practical experience negotiating the contingencies of workplace communication. Whereas alumni often serve as contacts for internships and job opportunities and have been identified as resources for assessing business…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Business Communication, Organizational Culture, Alumni
m-Learning: Positioning Educators for a Mobile, Connected Future
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Peters, Kristine – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
Mobile learning is variously viewed as a fad, a threat, and an answer to the learning needs of time-poor mobile workers, so does it have a place in delivering mainstream learning? Based on a 2005 comparative research project, commissioned by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, the paper reports on research into Web-based information…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Learning Activities, Internet