From Sensation to Cognition: A Perception-Based Training Intervention for the Development of Relational Competences in Young Italian Apprentices

Autor/inn/en	Sartori, Riccardo; Costantini, Arianna
Titel	From Sensation to Cognition: A Perception-Based Training Intervention for the Development of Relational Competences in Young Italian Apprentices
Quelle	In: European Journal of Training and Development, 45 (2021) 6-7, S.547-565 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2046-9012
DOI	10.1108/EJTD-03-2020-0044
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Apprenticeships; Training; Intervention; Interpersonal Competence; Perception; Instructional Effectiveness; Training Methods; Young Adults; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Ausbildung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Wahrnehmung; Unterrichtserfolg; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Italien
Abstract	Purpose: This study aims to test the effectiveness of a training intervention based on the psychology of perception, delivered to young Italian workers and employees, with low education, hired with an apprenticeship contract and involved in a compulsory training course (duration 32 h; the training intervention reported in the paper covers the first 8 h) whose aim was to let them develop such relational competencies as communication and cooperation with others. Design/methodology/approach: By making use of optical-geometric illusions and ambiguous figures, participants were accompanied through a training intervention with the dual purpose of undermining their naive certainties about why they see what they see and increasing their awareness of how the perceptual processes work. At the beginning of the intervention, at the end of the 32 h (that is, after about a month) and after about one year from the end of the course, participants were administered a questionnaire to monitor the results of the training course by measuring their "perception awareness". Findings: "Perception awareness" increased from the beginning to the end of the course and still scored higher after one year. "Perception awareness" was positively related to communication and cooperation. Originality/value: Although the literature is full of training courses delivered to improve communication and cooperation with others, little research has been carried out on perception-based training interventions delivered to young adults with low education hired with an apprenticeship contract for which this kind of training is compulsory. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01