Acting Smart: An Investigation of Assumptions and Principles Which Underpin Training and Assessment Within One Civil Construction Company.

Autor/inn/en	Searle, Jean; Kelly, Ann
Institution	Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium, Nathan. Queensland Centre.
Titel	Acting Smart: An Investigation of Assumptions and Principles Which Underpin Training and Assessment Within One Civil Construction Company.
Quelle	(2002), (92 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-876768-44-4
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Case Studies; Competency Based Education; Construction Industry; Corporate Education; Developed Nations; Foreign Countries; Inplant Programs; Job Training; Labor Force Development; Literacy Education; Numeracy; Personnel Management; Research Design; Trainers; Vocational Education; Workplace Literacy; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Baugewerbe; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Ausland; Betriebliche Weiterbildung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Arbeitskräftebestand; Rechenkompetenz; Personalmanagement; Forschungsdesign; Ausbildungslehrer; Trainer; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Australien
Abstract	This report focuses on an investigation of assumptions and principles underpinning training and assessment programs offered by a civil construction company in Australia. Section 1 is an introduction. To conceptualize the new workplace and consider the role of literacy and numeracy in it, Section 2 addresses changing work conditions, features of a learning organization, what might constitute workplace learning or knowledge production, and employee development. As a background to later analysis, section 3 explores Gee's (1996) concepts of 'Discourse/discourse' and addresses concepts of literacy. Section 4 introduces the research design. Section 5 focuses on case study methodology and raises issues related to design, use of interviews, and analysis of transcriptions. Section 6 focuses on the local history of competency-based training (CBT) and learning; addresses topics related to perceptions of CBT; and identifies understandings of literacy and training. Section 7 uses Watkins' (1998) "dimensions of a learning organization" to identify similar characteristics in this company and discusses discourses surrounding workplace literacy. Each topic is discussed in relation to the literature and supported quotations from transcriptions of interviews with employees at several levels. Section 8 is a conclusion. Section 9 draws implications for vocational education and training teachers and trainers who are collaborating with companies implementing industry training packages. (Contains 76 references.) (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC