Book chapter 2014

New skills for new jobs: Work agency as a necessary condition for successful lifelong learning

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Harteis, Christian
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Business Education, Universität Kassel
Promoting, Assessing, Recognizing and Certifying Lifelong Learning: International Perspectives and Practices
Journal · pp. 37-56
Abstract

Individuals are permanently exposed to changes in today’s work environments due to strong economic competition and fast technological development. More and more frequently, employees face less job security, a higher need for flexibility, remarkable intensification of work and a strong demand for lifelong learning. In order to arrange daily working life self-dependently, individuals have to become active agents that do not passively react on the outcomes of such changes. This chapter provides a theoretical overview on the concept of work agency and its interdependence with participation in lifelong learning activities. Firstly, it clarifies the meaning and comprehension of the concept. Secondly, it relates the concept of work agency with the issue of lifelong learning. Finally, it provides an outlook on a research agenda how best to generate empirical evidence. © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014.

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Institute of Educational Science, Paderborn University, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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