research. How does one define the concept of design learning in education? And what kinds of teaching and learning activities form the basis for an integrative learning process?
The theme of this present December 2012 issue of LLinE is Workplace learning and Innovation. The issue is special in more ways than one. Firstly, it is the first issue of LLinE to appear completely online. Another special feature is that the issue is co-edited with EDI-Europe, European network on employee-driven innovation. The focus is
Photo: Wikimedia Innovation as EU-mantra Innovation is the new mantra of EU policies and organizational mission statement. Just as “skills-deficit” discourses dominated policies for more than a decade and demanded lifelong learning solutions, the narratives of innovation are now being increasingly linked to a new set of challenges for reformulated versions of lifelong learning to
This article was originally published in Elm’s predecessor media, LLinE. In the educational field it is of great importance to enhance the quality of educational innovations and to ensure knowledge creation and dissemination. In this article it is stated that knowledge creation in innovation processes can be enhanced to stimulate collective teacher learning through experimentation.
Employee-driven innovation is an underexplored opportunity for sustainable development in many organizations. EDI-practices triggers learning processes which result in a general interest for improvement among employees, increased engagement in innovation processes and reduced opposition to change. The present study is based on a claim that the successful implementation of complex innovation strate...
Innovation mainstreaming refers to the inclusion of employees in the innovation process. This article asks how “mainstream” innovation is in Belgian firms. Innovation seems to be an elite driven process although workplace learning would be a strong lever for employee innovation. The EU is striving for an “Innovative Union”. Various case studies already hinted that
This paper explores the value dimension of public innovation in the light of practitioners’ values and asks why there seems to be a clash between innovation imperatives and workplace practices in the public sector. The paper contributes to the research on public innovation from a practice perspective by providing evidence from an ethnographic field study
This article was originally published in Elm's predecessor media, LLinE. Innovation is recognized as a key factor in economic competitiveness. Adult education is confronted with demands that it should foster creativity. But can these skills be developed through education? The knowledge about this is limited because the field has been dominated by easy conceptualisations and
This article was originally published in Elm's predecessor media, LLinE. Steen Høyrup investigates learning labs as learning arenas supporting empowerment of employees and innovative learning. Labs facilitate transformational learning to a high degree, but cannot create all the learning conditions necessary to foster transformational learning. The present article investigates learning ...
Background ”PIAAC” stands for Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. Its nickname “PISA for adults” perhaps captures better the programme’s essence.With PIAAC, the OECD aims to carry out the largest assessment of adults’ workplace skills ever attempted in industrialised countries. PIAAC’s foremost spokesman Andreas Schleicher explains to LLinE why PIAAC may...
Please note: The correct order of the authors of this article is: Oeij, P. R. A., Dhondt, S., Kraan, K. O., Vergeer, R., & Pot, F. D. Abstract According to some theoretical approaches workplace innovation is the implementation of new and combined interventions in work organisation, HRM and supportive technologies, and a strategy that improves the
The Lisbon strategy largely ignored the workplace. Europe 2020 risks doing the same. At the same time, the launching of a EU-wide Workplace Innovation Network is promising. This article approaches workplace innovation from a European policy viewpoint, documenting the current innovation policy environment member states have to build upon. The authors also draw lessons for
This year Christmas came early for adult educators. In the last week of November, MEP´s of the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) voted for increasing the European Commission’s budget for adult learning. The increase is far from marginal: the budget could triple. Good omen for the future The decision on the budget increase is
Fischer, Merja. (2012). Linkages between employee and customer perceptions in business-to-business services – Towards positively deviant performances. Doctoral dissertation 7/2012. Aalto University. School of Science Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. Laboratory of Work Psychology and Leadership. Helsinki: Unigrafia. The dissertation under review studies how employees&rsquo...
After 17 years in print, LLinE appears now in digital format. The mission of the journal remains the same: to publish top quality articles with practical relevance on adult education research, policy and good practices. LLinE is unique in Europe, serving the entire adult education field: the researcher, the advocate, the decision-maker and the practitioner.
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