Workplace Learning in the New Zealand Apple Industry Network: A New Co-Design Method for Government "Practice Making"

Autor/inn/en	Hill, Roberta; Capper, Phillip; Wilson, Ken; Whatman, Richard; Wong, Karen
Titel	Workplace Learning in the New Zealand Apple Industry Network: A New Co-Design Method for Government "Practice Making"
Quelle	In: Journal of Workplace Learning, 19 (2007) 6, S.359-376 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-5626
DOI	10.1108/13665620710777101
Schlagwörter	Learning Theories; Industry; Transformative Learning; Learning Processes; Foreign Countries; Public Agencies; Public Policy; Policy Formation; Labor Supply; Agricultural Production; Agribusiness; Agricultural Occupations; Problem Solving; Change Strategies; Systems Approach; Employment Practices; Management Systems; Agency Cooperation; Cooperative Planning; Research Projects; Federal Regulation; Foreign Workers; Migrant Workers; Seasonal Laborers; Program Descriptions; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Industrie; Pädagogische Transformation; Learning process; Lernprozess; Ausland; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politische Betätigung; Labour Supply; Arbeitskräfteangebot; Agriculture; Production; Landwirtschaft; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Agrarindustrie; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Problemlösen; Lösungsstrategie; Systemischer Ansatz; Berufspraxis; Forschungsvorhaben; Bundeskompetenz; Wanderarbeiter; Seasonal worker; Seasonal workers; Seasonal laborer; Seasonal labourer; Seasonal labourers; Saisonarbeiter; Neuseeland
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe how, from 2004-2006, a New Zealand research team experimented with the "change laboratory" learning process to create a new method of government policy development and implementation, referred to as "practice-making". The apple industry in Hawke's Bay was chosen because of the level of tension among government agencies and small/medium-sized firms in the industry, particularly around the scarcity of seasonal labour, amid growing concerns about the possible collapse of the industry. Design/methodology/approach: The team stimulated a cycle of expansive learning among the network of activity systems in the industry. Laboratory participants were growers, labour contractors, pack house operators, quality controllers, horticultural consultants and government officials. The expansive learning cycle is a core concept in developmental work research (DWR) and cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT). Findings: Participants created a shared "object" for apple production and its government policy and regulation built around quality, making a substantive shift from adaptive learning to transformational learning, and creating a major redesign of the industry. Many of the new practices are now being implemented in the industry and government. Practical implications: The CHAT/DWR approach seems particularly well suited for complex problem solving in any network where there are intractable systems contradictions and a strong desire among participants to make real change. Originality/value: It is understood that this is the first time a change laboratory process has been used for government "practice-making" with industry, in contrast with traditional policy development and implementation that frequently does not address systemic problems. (Contains 4 figures and 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10