Learning by… Knowledge and skills acquisition through work-based learning and research

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Abstract

Purpose: Issues around informal, non-formal and formal learning, intended and unintended learning and competencies and capabilities have been considered in work-based learning (WBL). However, demarcated modes of learning, or what can be called strategies or pedagogies of learning, associated with experience of work environments have yet to be examined. One mode of learning which has been highlighted in relation to work is reflective practice, and its centrality to learning at work has been established. But reflective practice as a core skill, and its relation to other approaches to learning and research in WBL, remains uncovered. The purpose of the present study therefore is to identify different modes of learning as they appear in the literature and to present a proto-theoretical “learning by …” model for WBL and research founded on learning by reflection. Design/methodology/approach: Proto-theoretical modelling and qualitative descriptions of each mode of learning. Findings: Work environments, and the higher degree WBL programmes which support them, should provide learning via every available mode of learning, thereby allowing students to find their own best orientation to learning and encourage it by any means. Originality/value: The proto-theoretical model and 12 modes of learning applied to WBL are unique to this study. WBL provides participants of work with multiple opportunities and approaches to learn and similarly provides multiple modes through which learning can occur on the basis of knowledge and skills in reflective practice.

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Fergusson, L. (2022). Learning by… Knowledge and skills acquisition through work-based learning and research. Journal of Work-Applied Management, 14(2), 184–199. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWAM-12-2021-0065

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