The Teaching Firm: Where Productive Work and Learning Converge. Report on Research Findings and Implications.

Institution	Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA.
Titel	The Teaching Firm: Where Productive Work and Learning Converge. Report on Research Findings and Implications.
Quelle	(1998), (300 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Classification; Definitions; Economic Development; Education Work Relationship; Educational Attitudes; Educational Environment; Educational Needs; Educational Trends; Elementary Secondary Education; Employee Attitudes; Employment Potential; Employment Qualifications; Informal Education; Job Performance; Learning Motivation; Learning Processes; Learning Theories; Lifelong Learning; Literature Reviews; Manufacturing Industry; Needs Assessment; Organizational Climate; Organizational Development; Postsecondary Education; Program Effectiveness; Role of Education; School Business Relationship; Skill Development; Teacher Attitudes; Technical Institutes; Trend Analysis; Two Year Colleges; Work Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Begriffsbestimmung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungsentwicklung; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Learning process; Lernprozess; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Bedarfsermittlung; Organisationsklima; Organisationsentwicklung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Bildungsauftrag; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Lehrerverhalten; Technische Fakultät; Trendanalyse; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung
Abstract	The Teaching Firm project examined the process and role of informal learning in seven high-performance work organizations in the manufacturing industry. The working concept of a teaching firm was defined as "an environment in which teaching and learning are institutionally and culturally embedded in the organization and are perceived to be beneficial to both the firm and the individual." The following were among the data collection activities conducted: shadowing and observation followed by interviews; individual in-depth interviews; focus groups of 1-12 participants each; and a survey of 899 individuals. The following were among the key findings: (1) the primary drive for informal workplace learning is the need for employees to meet larger organizational and individual goals; (2) organized work activities were the primary setting for informal workplace learning; (3) contextual factors play an enormous role in the overall frequency and quality of workplace learning; and (4) educators were able to identify gaps between school- and work-based learning, which often motivated them to change their educational approach. (Fifty-five tables/figures are included. The bibliography contains 32 references. An appendix of economic analyses presents 16 tables. Discussions of the study findings' implications for firms, K-12 education, community and technical colleges, and economic development conclude the document.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	Education Development Center, Inc., 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02158-1060 (Full report #1901, $99.95; Executive summary #1902, $34.95). Tel: 617-969-7100; Fax: 617-969-4902; Web site: http://www.edc.org/.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC