Baron Workplace Learning

Subjective Motives and Supervisor Support Matter
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-531-92870-8
Verlag: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 135 Seiten

Dr. Stefan Baron is a Research Associate at the Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development at Jacobs University Bremen.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baron, Stefan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;5
2;Contents;6
3;1 Introduction;7
3.1;1.1 Outline;10
4;2 Strengthening further training;12
4.1;2.1 Do policy instruments matter?;12
4.2;2.2 The specific situation of Lifelong Learning in Germany;17
4.3;2.3 Literature Review;23
4.4;2.4 Theoretical overview;27
5;3 Further training – Subjective factors matter;31
5.1;3.1 Introduction;31
5.2;3.2 Explaining educational inequalities;33
5.3;3.3 Operationalization of theoretical constructs;37
5.4;3.4 Imputation of missing values;39
5.5;3.5 Method of analysis;42
5.6;3.6 Results and discussion;44
5.7;3.7 Conclusion;55
6;4 Influencing confidence in training competenceThe impact of employees, team, and supervisors;57
6.1;4.1 Introduction;57
6.2;4.2 Confidence in one's own training competence;59
6.3;4.3 Frame-Selection Theory;60
6.4;4.4 Operationalization of theoretical constructs;63
6.5;4.5 Method of analysis;65
6.6;4.6 Results and discussion;67
6.7;4.7 Conclusion;80
7;5 The role of supervisors and educational credentialsin further trainingBringing the boss back in!;82
7.1;5.1 Introduction;82
7.2;5.2 Screening and signalling in internal labour markets;85
7.3;5.3 Operationalization of theoretical constructs;89
7.4;5.4 Method of analysis;91
7.5;5.5 Results and discussion;93
7.6;5.6 Conclusion;99
8;6 Concluding remarks;100
9;Appendix;109
10;Overview of Survey Items;109
11;References;115