Types of Informal Learning in Cross-Organizational Collegial Conversations

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Daniel Gray; Hartung, Kyle
Titel	Types of Informal Learning in Cross-Organizational Collegial Conversations
Quelle	In: Journal of Workplace Learning, 27 (2015) 8, S.596-610 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-5626
DOI	10.1108/JWL-09-2014-0070
Schlagwörter	Informal Education; Organizational Communication; Cooperation; Cooperative Learning; Collegiality; Discourse Analysis; Professional Development; Mixed Methods Research; Surveys; Evidence; Learning Processes; Socialization; Outcomes of Education; Interpersonal Communication; Social Networks; Information Dissemination; Knowledge Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Kooperatives Lernen; Kollegialität; Diskursanalyse; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Evidenz; Learning process; Lernprozess; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Informationsverbreitung; Wissensmanagement
Abstract	Purpose: This paper aims to gather empirical evidence for what colleagues from different organizations reported they learned from informal professional learning conversations. Informal learning conversations with colleagues is a powerful yet understudied source of self-directed, professional development. Design/methodology/approach: This study of mixed methods investigated the types of learning 79 leaders from 22 organizations reported they learned via post-conversation surveys from 44 peer-led discussions over a two-year period. Findings: Survey data suggest empirical evidence of five learning outcomes--informational, conceptual, operational, reflective and social learning. The study describes these categories, the overall distribution of these types of learning in the community and how most conversations were "high-yielding" in a particular outcome. Originality/value: To the knowledge of the authors, this study is the first to suggest empirical evidence of categories of learning that participants report from informal, cross-organizational learning conversations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01