Approaches to Learning in the Workplace

Autor/inn/en	Geertshuis, Susan A.; Fazey, John A.
Titel	Approaches to Learning in the Workplace
Quelle	In: Journal of Workplace Learning, 18 (2006) 1, S.55-65 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-5626
DOI	10.1108/13665620610641319
Schlagwörter	Employees; Factor Structure; Psychometrics; Teaching Methods; Questionnaires; Workplace Literacy; Labor Force Development; Cognitive Style; College Students; Foreign Countries; Sample Size; Factor Analysis; Metacognition; Educational Attainment; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Faktorenstruktur; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen; Arbeitskräftebestand; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Collegestudent; Ausland; Faktorenanalyse; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Großbritannien
Abstract	Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore approaches to learning in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach: Computer based questionnaires are used with a sample of over 300 employees. Findings: Using a version of the Revised Approaches to Study Inventory (RASI) adapted to workforce development, the factor structure of deep, surface and strategic approaches was obtained. Differences in approaches to learning as measured by the RASI were associated with training and learning histories, reasons for engaging in training, perceptions of current skill level and self reported development needs. Practical implications: It is argued that the notion that approaches to learning impact on success in a given degree course and/or are context/teaching style dependent under represents the impact that approaches to learning may have on workplace learning. Originality/value: The study demonstrates that the adapted RASI can be used with employees and that its principal psychometric properties reflect those reported for student samples. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10