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Integrating learning and work: Problems and prospects
Author(s) -
Ellström PerErik
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.1006
Subject(s) - work (physics) , point (geometry) , experiential learning , order (exchange) , psychology , active learning (machine learning) , learning sciences , cognitive science , computer science , mathematics education , artificial intelligence , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics , geometry , finance , economics
In spite of a widespread belief in the importance of integrating learning and work, little is known aboutthe conditions that promote such an integration. In order to both clarify the concept of learning and see howto integrate learning and work, this article distinguishes between two major modes of learning: adaptive anddevelopmental learning, which the author breaks down into four levels. Using these conceptualizations as astarting point, the article focuses on identifying and analyzing a number of factors that are assumed to becritical for facilitating or constraining an integration of learning and work.