The Learning Intentions of Low-Qualified Employees: A Multilevel Approach

Autor/inn/en	Kyndt, Eva; Dochy, Filip; Onghena, Patrick; Baert, Herman
Titel	The Learning Intentions of Low-Qualified Employees: A Multilevel Approach
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 63 (2013) 2, S.165-189 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713612454324
Schlagwörter	Employees; Lifelong Learning; Intention; Educational Attainment; Influences; Gender Differences; Employment Level; Job Security; Job Satisfaction; Career Development; Work Environment; Individual Characteristics; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Foreign Countries; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Beschäftigungsgrad; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Berufsentwicklung; Arbeitsmilieu; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Ausland; Belgien
Abstract	In the continuously changing society and knowledge-intensive economy, the demand for the recurrent updating of competencies is coming to the fore for all employees, including low-qualified employees. Employees are considered low qualified when they do not have a starter qualification for higher education. Although many educational studies have focused on fostering learning under favorable circumstances, learning under less favorable circumstances--such as fewer career prospects and restricted possibilities for professional and personal development associated with low qualifications--has received fairly little attention. Participants in this cross-sectional, survey-based study were 246 low-qualified employees from eight different organizations. Results of the multilevel analyses show gender differences and differences between employees with different types of employment contracts. In addition, the seniority of employees showed a negative relation with learning intentions. Finally, learning intentions were positively predicted by self-directedness, financial satisfaction, and perceived support for learning. (Contains 2 figures and 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10