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Exploring working places and self-generated learning spaces: concepts, perspectives and cases from the United Kingdom

Kersh, N; Evans, K; (2017) Exploring working places and self-generated learning spaces: concepts, perspectives and cases from the United Kingdom. In: Ostendorf, A and Permpoonwiwat, CK, (eds.) Workplaces as Learning Spaces – conceptual and empirical insights. (pp. pp. 15-34). Innsbruck University Press: Innsbruck, Austria. Green open access

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Abstract

The article focuses on the notion of the learning space at work, particularly considering the relationships between work, learning, human agency and space. The issue of recognising working spaces as contexts for learning has received much attention in the educational debates of the past twenty years across a number of countries worldwide, and in particular, in Asia and Europe (Chisholm et al, 2012). The interpretation of the workplace as a site only for work and job-specific training has been changing, and workplaces are now being acknowledged as sites for learning in various configurations. The article draws on the notion of the learning spaces at work, looking specifically at their structure, meaning and affordances in different settings. In order to explore ways in which workplaces are experienced as learning spaces the study employs the photo-participatory method. The method has enabled practitioners to articulate what a learning space means for them, in ways that contribute to both visualization and reflection. The cases, considered in this article, demonstrate the way individuals construct their own working spaces, discussing their particular strengths and limitations. The research has suggested that different types of learning spaces (such as institutional or independent sector settings) may play a significant part in enhancing the learning processes, motivations and attitudes of employees within their workplaces. The article considers views and perspectives from both independent specialists and institutional teachers and researchers specifically reflecting on how the concept of space influences their professional and personal development as well as life chances within the workplace and beyond.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Exploring working places and self-generated learning spaces: concepts, perspectives and cases from the United Kingdom
Event: ASEM LLL Hub Conference: Lifelong Learning and Resilience in Disaster Management - Asian and European Perspectives
ISBN-13: 978-3-903122-73-4
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.15203/3122-73-4-03
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.15203/3122-73-4-03
Additional information: This is an Open Access paper published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence.
Keywords: learning space, workplace, self-generated learning spaces, photo-participatory method
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10083834
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