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Peer reviewedBillett, Stephen – Journal of Workplace Learning: Employee Counselling Today, 2000
Guided learning (questioning, diagrams/analogies, modeling, coaching) was studied through critical incident interviews in five workplaces. Participation in everyday work activities was the most effective contributor to workplace learning. Organizational readiness and the efficacy of guided learning in resolving novel tasks were also important. (SK)
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Mentors, Modeling (Psychology), Work Environment
Peer reviewedJohnson, Craig – Journal of Workplace Learning: Employee Counselling Today, 1998
Defines action learning (AL), the AL problem, the AL set, the set as a learning lab, and the drawbacks of AL. (SK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Corporate Education, Organizational Change, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedHolden, Richard J.; Hamblett, John – Journal of Workplace Learning: Employee Counselling Today, 1998
The orthodox view that nonwork-related employee development contributes to organizational effectiveness is flawed in theory and practice. In a democratic society, employee development deserves to be sponsored insofar as it contributes to the process of democratization. (SK)
Descriptors: Democracy, Lifelong Learning, Organizational Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education
