Work-Based Learning: Bridging Knowledge and Action in the Workplace

Abstract

The starting point for this book is the premise that the workplace is the natural location for learning, but that the process of learning through and at work does not necessarily come naturally. Raelin’s objective is to show how the everyday work activities in which we engage provide the framework within which both individual and organisational learning can occur, and to explain the range of approaches which can be used to create a workplace learning environment. This book provides a practical guide for those engaged in business development, primarily from the standpoint of organisational development professionals, but it will also be of interest to those public and private sector educators and trainers concerned with workforce development and the nature and potential of the workplace as a learning environment. It is not concerned with the practicalities of delivering work-based learning (WBL) programmes per se, rather with establishing and promoting the workplace as a legitimate and essential learning environment. Raelin balances context, discussion and theory (Chapters 1-4) with practical explanation and guidance (Chapters 5-11), delicately seasoned throughout with wide-ranging examples and case studies which demonstrate the global application of the approaches described. Comprehensive notes and references are provided on a chapter by chapter basis and the index cross-references cited authors; however, a separate alphabetical bibliography of sources is not provided and this would have been a useful addition.

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