Drivers of Job-Related Learning among Low-Educated Employees in the Nordic Countries

Autor/inn/en	Tikkanen, Tarja; Nissinen, Kari
Titel	Drivers of Job-Related Learning among Low-Educated Employees in the Nordic Countries
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 37 (2018) 5, S.615-632 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tikkanen, Tarja) ORCID (Nissinen, Kari)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
DOI	10.1080/02601370.2018.1554720
Schlagwörter	Job Training; Lifelong Learning; Work Environment; Learning Motivation; Human Capital; Income; Gender Differences; Skill Development; Older Adults; Unskilled Workers; Employment; Job Satisfaction; Cultural Capital; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Arbeitsmilieu; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Humankapital; Einkommen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Älterer Erwachsener; Unskilled worker; Hilfsarbeiter; Dienstverhältnis; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Dänemark; Norwegen; Schweden; Finnland
Abstract	This study explored drivers of participation in job-related lifelong learning (LLL) among low-educated mature-aged employees and compared them across four Nordic countries. Workplaces can be low-threshold, effective arenas for development of their skills in work and learning. The paper builds on the Bounded Agency Model and theories of learning motivation, human capital, and workplace learning. We used data from the Survey of Adult Skills (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies) by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The average participation rate was 36%. Results of the logistic regression analyses showed that income, skills use at work, sector and gender were significant drivers of participation in all countries. Additionally, being under-skilled was significant in Finland and parents' education in Sweden. Totally, these variables explained a quarter of the variation in participation. Thus, the drivers of participation appeared more similar than different across the countries. Implications of the findings are discussed in relation to how to support skills development among low-educated older workers, and to some challenges in cross-country comparative research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01