Managers as workplace learning facilitators

Workplace Connectors as Facilitators for Work

The creation of a knowledge-sharing corporation—one that discourages knowledge hoarding but encourages sharing across internal and external divisions—is a goal which many organizations strive to achieve through explicit policies and procedures. Formal communities is a key design strategy that organizational architects often use to promote knowledge sharing and interaction. An 11-month ethnograp...

Teacher learning as workplace learning

Against the background of increasing attention in teacher professional development programs for situating teacher learning in the workplace, an overview is given of what is known in general and educational workplace learning literature on the characterics and conditions of the workplace. Although workplace learning potentially has several advantages, the six workplace factors identitied for lea...

Special Issue E-Learning at the Workplace Virtual Learning Environments forttime-stressed and Peripatetic Managers

Studying Workplace Learning: Case Study

The present research aims to study workplace learning in the Petrochemical Industries National Company. The research is of qualitative nature and uses grounded theory approach, introduced by Charmaz. Data collection methods included interviews, analysis of documents, observation and focus groups. The statistical population of the research consisted of 350 employees, 16 of whom were selected thr...

Who drives the intervention process? - Role of facilitators / managers

ment of the whole service system is a change intervention. Principles and processes applied in change management are thus a pre-requisite at all levels, from community organisational development level, via the service providers to policy and legislation. Besides systemic intervention and learning processes, this requires strategic planning, focusing on core functions, defining desired impacts a...