Informal learning in the studied workgroups clustered into three areas: mastery of organisational processes, negotiating the political, and dealing with the atypical¶

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q2 i? Analysis of interviews across the four workgroups identified three significant, overlapping areas of informal learning. → David Boud and Heather Middleton 2003

Evidence¶

David Boud and Heather Middleton 2003¶

David Boud and Heather Middleton. (2003). Learning from Others at Work: Communities of Practice and Informal Learning. Journal of Workplace Learning, 15, 5, 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665620310483895

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Qualitative interview analysis across four workgroups. The authors report "Three significant areas of learning are evident in the analysis of the interviews" and note the categories overlap, serving as a heuristic to illustrate the complexity of learning networks.

"Three significant areas of learning are evident in the analysis of the interviews: • Mastery of organisational processes. These include keeping pace with revised administrative requirements and becoming competent in the use of computer-based systems or other packages necessary to undertake work-related tasks."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Domain Context — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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