It's Never Too Late to Learn

Autor/inn/en	Warhurst, Russell Paul; Black, Kate Emma
Titel	It's Never Too Late to Learn
Quelle	In: Journal of Workplace Learning, 27 (2015) 6, S.457-472 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-5626
DOI	10.1108/JWL-07-2014-0050
Schlagwörter	Older Workers; Labor Force Development; Aging (Individuals); Informal Education; Developed Nations; Workplace Learning; Incidental Learning; Administrators; Middle Management; Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Visual Aids; Vignettes; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Arbeitskräftebestand; Aging; Altern; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Inzidentelles Lernen; Mittlere Führungskraft; Qualitative Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Anschauungsmaterial; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Purpose: This article aims to review the changing demographics of employment and it proceeds to critically examine the existing literature on later-career workers' experiences of training and development. Population ageing in developed economies has significant implications for workplace learning, given suggestions that most occupational learning for later-career workers occurs on-the-job within the workplace. The literature suggests that later-career workers receive very little formal occupational training. However, significant gaps are revealed in the existing research knowledge of the extent and nature of older workers learning particularly with regard to incidental learning in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative empirical investigation has been conducted among later-career managerial workers and the visual elicitation methodology adopted is detailed. Findings: The results of the investigation show how the later-career managers in question were learning extensively, albeit incidentally, from workplace challenges specifically those associated with their responsibilities and from interacting with their managers, teams and external stakeholders. Originality/value: The article draws conclusions for policymakers and those tasked with ensuring the continued learning and development of an ageing workforce. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01