The current developments on the site demonstrated the potential to cluster issues related to work-related learning. From a TLRP perspective the group felt that it would be important to produce some narratives that through hyper-linking allowed users to go in different directions and also allowed for different perspectives. It was felt that the initial clustering was important as this needed to support investigation of theoretical and methodological issues as well learning processes and to allow switching between different levels of analysis.

In order to allow for different lenses with which it would be possible to view research on work-related learning the group felt that 12 - 20 branches might be about the right number for ease of organisation. After discussions in small groups at two meetings the group as a whole came up with the following ten categories:

• Research Methodologies / Strategies
• Theoretical bases
• Learning contexts and settings
• Organisational learning and work design
• Strategies for enhancing learning
• Factors affecting learning
• Policy (national / regional / organisational)
• Learning processes
• Knowledge at work
• Learning trajectories and transfer

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  This is the place for comments about the categorical framework.

Learning contexts and settings

Materials which analyse the social practices oriented towards learning within different settings. Topics include opportunities for learning, spaces for learning, expectations for learning and creating supportive learning contexts. Other key areas include:

• use of and access to artefacts, information, knowledge
• pressure of work
• expectations, rewards and punishment
• availability and nature of feedback
• challenge and value of work
• organisation and nature of work
• group learning: culture of setting; relationships

Additionally, contexts for learning include schools and colleges, workplaces, training centres, networks, communities and families.

Contexts for learning at work include:

• Meeting context
• 'on the job' context
• 'working alongside' context
• 'work encounter' context

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  This is an example of how we might point to supporting material in this area. This is drawn from a recently published article of mine on 'Professionals under pressure: contextual influences on learning and development of radiographers in England'. Relevant extracts are given below:
• Interaction of learning and contextual factors [ Download ] (AERA+paper+2004+San+Diego.pdf - 322.57 Kb ) Preview

Some key issues for organisational learning and work redesign are:

• relationships/ culture
• flows of people and work
• experiences and engagement (of individuals and groups)
• organisational policies and influences
• couplings between learning and work
• 360 degree learning
• learning as an organisation
• roles and influence of tools and technology

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  There is an issue around whether the key issues are intended to be sub-categories.
• High Performance Management [ Download ] (Peter Butler et al. High Performance Managementnt.pdf - 284.97 Kb ) Preview

Strategies for enhancing learning

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  This section is really important as we need to be able to put forward proposals as to how to enahnce learning in different ways in a variety of workplace contexts.
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  An earlier transription error by me meant that five categories from the work design wer eadded to this section in error. The mistake has now been corrected.