The Learning and Development of Low-Skilled Workers Training to Become Surgical Technologists

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Autor/in	Dyer, Judith Sandra
Titel	The Learning and Development of Low-Skilled Workers Training to Become Surgical Technologists
Quelle	(2010), (330 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Teachers College, Columbia University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1096-7456-9
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Program Design; Job Training; Skilled Workers; Human Capital; Focus Groups; Lifelong Learning; Experiential Learning; Union Members; Unskilled Workers; Health Services; Allied Health Occupations; Allied Health Occupations Education; Thinking Skills; Job Skills; Interpersonal Competence; Adult Education; Adult Educators; Graduates; Postsecondary Education; Vocational Schools; Labor Force Development; Student Characteristics; Program Implementation; Student Motivation; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Facharbeiter; Humankapital; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Gewerkschaftsmitglied; Unskilled worker; Hilfsarbeiter; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Gesundheitsberuf; Denkfähigkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Vocational school; Berufsbildende Schule; Berufsschule; Fachschule; Arbeitskräftebestand; Schulische Motivation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	The purpose of this case study was to explore how low-skilled workers who participated in a health care training program learned to acquire the technical, cognitive, and developmental competencies they needed to gain skilled employment in higher-level positions in the field and thus advance their careers. The data methods used were: (1) in-depth interviews involving 21 participants, of whom 16 were current students and 5 recent graduates; (2) a focus group with 7 current and past students who were nonparticipants in the interviews; and (3) a document review. Data sources came from a private, non-profit postsecondary vocational institution that provided job training and education services to incumbent union members, dislocated workers, and others. Specific areas related to adult education and workforce education informed the research framework. The four main areas of literature shedding light on the learning and development trajectory of this population were Social Cognitive Career Theory, Career-Related Continuous Learning, Self-Directed Learning, and Experiential Learning. While the study's focus was on the learning and development of low-skilled workers, an overarching finding revealed that the program design impacted participants' training outcome. Issues such as excessive testing, the fast-paced truncated program, strict policies, and lack of program structure were barriers to learning and developing. Despite these issues, personal motivation and a strong support system facilitated participants' success in the program. Although most respondents said the program was difficult, they also viewed the difficulty as a catalyst to learning and development. Further findings underscored competencies such as technical knowledge, strong interpersonal skills, and positive personal characteristics needed for occupational transition. Evidence showed, however, that these competencies were realized mainly by sharing of ideas with colleagues and being self-directed. The researcher's principal recommendation is that adult and workforce educators who facilitate skills development in the health care industry must ensure that program design and implementation meet the specific needs of learners. By focusing on the skill requirements of the industry and learners' individualized needs concurrently supports the development of human capital for the current and future workforce. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10