Improving Workplace Learning

ISBN-13: 9780415371209 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 210 str.

Karen Evans; Phil Hodkinson; Helen Rainbird

Opis

This book, the first to address issues of reflection in the context of work, is an accessible entry point into the theory and practice of work reflection for students and practitioners. It consists of contributions from a diverse range of international authorities in the areas of management, education, organizational psychology and sociology.
While there has been previous work on reflection in educational settings and reflective practice in the context of the work of individual professionals, none of these deals with the challenges faced by reflection in organizations and in a variety of work groups. A key innovation of this book is its focus on the social collective aspects of reflection--people reflecting together in the workplace.
Crossing the boundaries of different disciplines, this book draws together different views of reflection delivering a secure grounding in academic thinking and working practice. Topical and timely, with international appeal and world-renowned contributors, this well-written text engages both students and practitioners and will be a valuable asset to those in the fields of HRM, organizational behavior and education.

Spis treści

 Part 1: 1. Workplace Learning: Perspectives and Challenges  Part 2: 2. Expansive and Restrictive Learning Environments  3. Applying the Expansive Restrictive Framework  4. Learner Biographies, Workplace Practices and Learning  5. How Individuals Influence Workplace Practices, and Work can Change Worker Dispositions and Identities  6. Workplace Learning: The Direct and Indirect Impact of Policy Interventions  7. The Direct and Indirect Impact of Policy Interventions - Case Studies from the Research  Part 3: 8. Improving Workplace Learning: An Integrated Approach.  Appendix on Research Methodology.

O autorze

Evans, Karen; Hodkinson, Phil; Rainbird, Helen; Unwin, Lorna