Research Approaches on Workplace Learning

The volume comprises a variety of research approaches that seek to explore and understand employees' learning and development through and for work. Working life reveals challenges through technological, economic and societal development that can only rudimentarily be addressed by formal education and training. Workplace learning becomes more and more important for employees and enterprises to successfully cope with these challenges.

Workplace learning is a steadily growing field of educational research but it lacks so far a scholastic canon - there is rather a diversity of research approaches. This volume reflects this diversity by bringing together researchers from different countries and different theoretical backgrounds, presenting their current research on topics that all are relevant for understanding presages, processes and outcomes of workplace learning. Hence, this volume is of relevance for researchers as well as practitioners in the field and policy makers.

Christian Harteis is Full Professor of Educational Science and Educational Management at Paderborn University, Germany. His research focuses learning through and for work, professional development and research on expertise. He conducted various empirical studies in industrial and service enterprises and is currently member of an interdisciplinary Graduate School investigating human-centered approaches of digitalization of working life. Before taking the position at Paderborn university in 2010, he worked at the Universities of Regensburg, Ulm, and Bamberg. He acts as Editor-in-Chief for the journal Vocations and Learning. Studies in Vocational and Professional Education and is co-editor of this book series. Besides his scientific work, he likes all kinds of music, Bavarian cars, and he holds season tickets for Bayern München