Self-regulated strategies of employees toward learning

Pourtoulidou, Despoina (2024): Self-regulated strategies of employees toward learning: leveling the talent demands of aerospace companies and the learning needs of new employees. Dissertation, LMU München: Fakultät für Psychologie und Pädagogik

Abstract

This study explores the strategies of employees during their attendance at introductory training in aerospace software engineering and the contrast between their needs in entry-level roles and the talent demands of their employers. Specifically, interviews with participants from six different companies show employees' self-regulatory actions during formal and informal learning situations while aiming to fulfill their learning needs. In line with previous research, this study affirms the various individual expressions of adult learning and notices the use of technology flexibly according to their preferences. The results of this study indicate various strategies that new employees use to educate themselves further, with the majority referring to searching for information or solutions independently. Their strategies differ depending on the trigger situation, the goals of the employees, and the available resources. Subsequently, this study recommends adopting a lifelong learning company culture, supporting self-regulation through training, enabling individualization, and ensuring networking, which facilitates help-seeking within the company, to promote employees’ learning. Further research regarding the influence of a company’s culture on training development and the learning strategies of its employees could support their learning and the company’s future.

• Dokumententyp: Dissertationen (Dissertation, LMU München)
• Themengebiete: 300 Sozialwissenschaften ; 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Economics ; 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 370 Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen
• Fakultäten: Fakultät für Psychologie und Pädagogik
• Sprache der Hochschulschrift: Englisch
• Datum der mündlichen Prüfung: 22. Oktober 2024
• 1. Bericht­erstatter:in: Eckert, Thomas