The Hidden Classroom of the Workplace: How Employees Learn at Work in Both Formal and Informal Ways

Autor/inn/en	Olson, Richard; Klein-Collins, Rebecca
Institution	Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Titel	The Hidden Classroom of the Workplace: How Employees Learn at Work in Both Formal and Informal Ways
Quelle	(2014), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Work Environment; Workplace Learning; Employers; Informal Education; Job Skills; Skill Development; Portfolios (Background Materials); Manufacturing; Information Technology; Human Resources; Law Enforcement; Business; Communications; Teaching (Occupation); College Credits; Program Descriptions; On the Job Training; Work Experience; Experiential Learning; Educational Attainment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmilieu; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Herstellung; Informationstechnologie; Humankapital; Gesetzesvollzug; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Nachrichtenwesen; Teaching; Lehrberuf; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Training-on-the-Job; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	Many are accustomed to the idea that we learn at school and that a college education is acquired in college classrooms. In reality, however, learning takes place in all aspects of a person's life--through military experience, raising a family, volunteering, and, perhaps most significantly, in the workplace. Learning that occurs in the workplace can be very job-specific, but it can also be broader, something that helps employees develop skills and competencies, take on new responsibilities, and even contribute to the organization's bottom line. The workplace learning examples described in this report are taken from real portfolios by working adults participating in LearningCounts. The examples show how the workplace can, and does, serve as a learning laboratory for workers, suggesting that employers might benefit from understanding more about how this learning laboratory can contribute to the organization. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. 55 East Monroe Street Suite 1930, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 312-499-2600; Fax: 312-499-2601; e-mail: cael@cael.org; Web site: http://www.cael.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01