Towards Integration of Work and Learning [electronic resource] : Strategies for Connectivity and Transformation /
Stenström, Marja-Leena.editor.
Tynjälä, Päivi.editor.
This book examines learning taking place on the interface between education and working life at three levels: the individual learning processes; the organisational learning processes in educational institutions and work organisations; and the education system. Theoretical concepts uniting these different fields of learning are connectivity and transformation. Here, connectivity refers to processes that contribute to close relationships and connection between different elements of learning situations, contexts of learning and systems to promote learning. Transformation refers to the changes and developmental processes to be achieved through connecting different elements of learning. The book provides a comprehensive review of the integration of work and learning, which is a central issue in current discussion on the development of vocational and professional expertise. The contributors represent a broad range of experience and the articles are based on recent, extensive empirical studies.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Theoretical Perspectives: New Paradigms of Work and Learning -- Connectivity and Transformation in Work-Related Learning – Theoretical Foundations -- Being, Doing, Making – A Paradigm for the Connective Curriculum -- Integrating Work and Learning in Individual Experiences -- Connecting Work and Learning in Industrial Design and Development -- Work Integration in Social Enterprises: Employment for the Sake of Learning -- Educating Novices At The Workplace: Transformation Of Conceptions And Skills Of Students On A Metal Industry Course -- From Individual Learning to Organisational Development -- Transformation Of Individual Learning Into Organisational And Networked Learning In Vocational Education -- Evaluation Approaches for Workplace Learning Partnerships in VET: Investigating the Learning Dimension -- Developing Entrepreneurship In Small Enterprises – The Succession Process Supported By Apprenticeship Training As A Context For Learning -- Transformations in Work and Education Systems -- How Workers Cope With Changes In Working Life: Adaptation Strategies -- Connections Of School- And Work-Based Learning In The Netherlands -- Work Experience Constructed by Polytechnics, Students, and Working Life: Spaces for Connectivity and Transformation -- Connecting Work and Learning Through Demonstrations of Vocational Skills – Experiences from the Finnish VET.
This book examines learning taking place on the interface between education and working life at three levels: the individual learning processes; the organisational learning processes in educational institutions and work organisations; and the education system. Theoretical concepts uniting these different fields of learning are connectivity and transformation. Here, connectivity refers to processes that contribute to close relationships and connection between different elements of learning situations, contexts of learning and systems to promote learning. Transformation refers to the changes and developmental processes to be achieved through connecting different elements of learning. The book provides a comprehensive review of the integration of work and learning, which is a central issue in current discussion on the development of vocational and professional expertise. The contributors represent a broad range of experience and the articles are based on recent, extensive empirical studies.
Professional education.
Vocational education.
Cognitive psychology.
Professional & Vocational Education.
Cognitive Psychology.