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Self‐directed learning and the learning organization: Examining the connection between the individual and the learning environment
Author(s) -
Confessore Sharon J.,
Kops William J.
Publication year - 1998
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.3920090407
Subject(s) - autodidacticism , experiential learning , connection (principal bundle) , learning organization , psychology , learning sciences , active learning (machine learning) , organizational learning , cooperative learning , knowledge management , computer science , mathematics education , artificial intelligence , teaching method , engineering , structural engineering
This chapter articulates the connection between self‐directed learning (SDL) and the learning organization. Although there is much literature on developing learning organizations and there has been some work addressing SDL in the workplace, there is a paucity of work analyzing the connection between self‐directed learners and their place in a learning organization. An analysis of the literature on both learning organizations and SDL, however, identifies learning environments that are strikingly similar. This chapter explicates these relationships and proposes some recommendations for practice and for future research.