Adult Educators' Perceptions of Their Organization Promoting Learning Practices and Culture: A Caribbean Law Enforcement Context

Autor/inn/en	Hunter-Johnson, Yvonne; Closson, Rosemary
Titel	Adult Educators' Perceptions of Their Organization Promoting Learning Practices and Culture: A Caribbean Law Enforcement Context
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 23 (2012) 4, S.178-187 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
DOI	10.1177/1045159512457919
Schlagwörter	Adult Educators; Measures (Individuals); Labor Force Development; Law Enforcement; Facilitators (Individuals); Organizational Culture; Educational Practices; Questionnaires; Program Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Participant Satisfaction; Organizational Objectives; Organizational Theories; Workplace Learning; Educational Opportunities; Foreign Countries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult education teacher; Adult education; Adult training; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Erwachsenenbildung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Messdaten; Arbeitskräftebestand; Gesetzesvollzug; Unternehmenskultur; Bildungspraxis; Fragebogen; Lehrerverhalten; Business goal; Unternehmensziel; Organisationstheorie; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Ausland
Abstract	Many organizations, whether private or public, invest extensively in training and development. Such investment in training and development does not guarantee that the organization is perceived as a learning organization. This study examined law enforcement adult educators' (training facilitators') perceptions of their organization promoting learning practices and culture. The theoretical framework guiding this study is based on Watkins and Marsick's framework of learning organization. A total of 29 adult educators were administered the Dimensions of Learning Organization Questionnaire. The results and data revealed that of the 21 items on the questionnaire, 16 (76.2%) means were lower than 3 and the highest mean was 3.41, which suggest the adult educators (instructors) within this training academy do not perceive the organization as one that promotes learning practices and learning culture. Furthermore, as it relates to rank, years of services, and gender, there was no significant difference in their perceptions. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10