The fundamentals of workplace learning: understanding how people learn in working life

Table of Contents:

Part I: The Basis for Workplace Learning
1. Introduction
2. The Workplace as a Learning Space
3. Learning Processes as they are formed at Work
4. A Holistic Model of Workplace Learning
5. The Need for Competence Development
Part II: Workplace Learning in Practice
6. Combining Work and Learning
7. Learning Related to Everyday Work
8. Guided Learning at Work
9. Job-transcending Workplace Learning
10. Combination of Learning Activities Inside and Outside the Workplace
Part III: General Perspectives
11. The Main General Features of Workplace Learning
12.Special Circumstances and Problems in Relation to Specific Groups of Learners
Conclusions

Fundamentals of Workplace Learning is a comprehensive guide to how people learn in the workplace, and the issues and challenges involved. Examining the essential aspects of workplace learning and unravelling the various influences which affect the success of work-based learners, Knud Illeris presents a holistic model to explain how diverse individuals can be encouraged and invited to learn at work.

Approaching workplace learning from the perspective of learners as human beings, with complex social and psychological needs, as opposed to resources to be managed, this book examines in detail the key issues surrounding workplace learning.

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