Recognition of Prior Learning in Workplaces: Exploring Managerial Practice by the Means of a Heuristic Conceptual Framework

Autor/in	Assinger, Philipp
Titel	Recognition of Prior Learning in Workplaces: Exploring Managerial Practice by the Means of a Heuristic Conceptual Framework
Quelle	In: Studies in Continuing Education, 45 (2023) 3, S.378-395 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Assinger, Philipp)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0158-037X
DOI	10.1080/0158037X.2022.2109615
Schlagwörter	Prior Learning; Workplace Learning; Recognition (Achievement); Credentials; Foreign Countries; Job Skills; Personnel Evaluation; Forestry; Continuing Education; Austria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkenntnisse; Soziale Anerkennung; Studienbuch; Ausland; Produktive Fertigkeit; Personalbeurteilung; Forstwissenschaft; Waldwirtschaft; Weiterbildung; Österreich
Abstract	The focus of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) on assessment and credentials has ambivalent implications regarding research on workplace RPL. This article presents and empirically tests a heuristic conceptual framework to support the analysis of workplace RPL and its relation to learning at work. RPL is defined as a practice of workplace pedagogy with two modes of recognition attributed a performance, a developmental, and an occupational orientation. The framework is applied to analyse data from an interview-based study with managers in Austrian wood-processing companies. The analysis reveals a strong orientation towards performance, adaptive learning, and immediate use of skills. A strength-based view of staff development and awareness of the importance of support positively influence occupationally relevant and developmental learning. When recognition is a part of everyday management practice and workplace participation, there are even greater opportunities for developmental learning. This article offers conceptual perspectives and empirical evidence to researchers and practitioners. The implications for practice suggest an intensification of support for managers to help them appreciate the potential benefits of RPL. For future research, it is indicated among others to further develop, strengthen, and empirically validate the heuristic conceptual framework. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01