Researching 40 Years of Learning for Work: The Experiences of One Cohort of Workers

Autor/inn/en	Goodwin, John; O'Connor, Henrietta
Titel	Researching 40 Years of Learning for Work: The Experiences of One Cohort of Workers
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 59 (2007) 3, S.349-367 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; Education Work Relationship; Vocational Adjustment; Industrial Psychology; Bayesian Statistics; Work Experience Programs; Interviews; Vocational Maturity; Work Attitudes; Career Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Personalanpassung; Betriebspsychologie; Industriepsychologie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Berufsreife; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Berufsentwicklung
Abstract	Using previously unanalysed data from a lost study--the "Adjustment of Young Workers to Work Situations" and "Adult Roles" (1962-1964)--and data from a subsequent restudy, this paper contributes to debates on vocational education by examining three themes. First, the methodological issues raised by undertaking a restudy are discussed. Second, the young workers' initial workplace learning experiences in the 1960s are examined with an emphasis on commitment to learning and training. Third, links between initial training experiences and the subsequent learning experiences in later careers are explored. We conclude that high levels of commitment to workplace learning were evident throughout the life-course of this group. However, significantly, this commitment existed only when the training available was on-the-job and the links between learning and working practice were clear. Formal learning opportunities were deemed unimportant and seen as existing for the benefit of the employer, not the employee. (Contains 3 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10