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Final Report: The Ecosystem Of 21st Century Employer Supported Education And Training Initiatives, Kathy Harris, Jen Vanek,, Jill Castek, Gloria Jacobs
Final Report: The Ecosystem Of 21st Century Employer Supported Education And Training Initiatives, Kathy Harris, Jen Vanek,, Jill Castek, Gloria Jacobs
21CLEO Presentations and Publications
The 21st Century Learning Ecosystem Opportunities (21 CLEO) research was launched to increase understanding of the complexities of learning ecosystems in employer-supported education and training initiatives. This work envisions workplace learning as ecosystems shaped by a constellation of factors that operate in dependent and independent ways.
21st Century Learning Ecosystem Opportunities: Research And Findings, Jill Castek, Kathy Harris, Gloria Jacobs, Jen Vanek,
21st Century Learning Ecosystem Opportunities: Research And Findings, Jill Castek, Kathy Harris, Gloria Jacobs, Jen Vanek,
21CLEO Presentations and Publications
The 21st Century Learning Ecosystem Opportunities (21 CLEO) research was launched to increase understanding of the complexities of learning ecosystems. This report is a summary that aims to share insights about working learners employed in frontline service work, the types of education and training initiatives offered to them, and the outcomes from participating in such employer supported education and training initiatives. The findings shared here are drawn from the collection of presentations, blog posts, and other publications through which we have shared our insights along the way (cited throughout), as well as new material developed as part of our final …
When Enthusiasm For Learning Isn’T Enough, 21cleo Research Team
When Enthusiasm For Learning Isn’T Enough, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
21CLEO Research Blog Post No.26
The Little Things Add Up, 21cleo Research Team
The Little Things Add Up, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
21CLEO Research Blog Post No.25
21cleo Research Team Draws On Critical Race Theory For New Peer Reviewed Article, 21cleo Research Team
21cleo Research Team Draws On Critical Race Theory For New Peer Reviewed Article, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
21CLEO Research Blog Post No.24
Ecosystem Of Workplace Education And Training: Where Do Learners Fit?, Kathy Harris, Jen Vanek, Jill Castek, Gloria E. Jacobs
Ecosystem Of Workplace Education And Training: Where Do Learners Fit?, Kathy Harris, Jen Vanek, Jill Castek, Gloria E. Jacobs
21CLEO Presentations and Publications
Presentation Agenda
● Background on study design and theoretical approaches
● What’s a learning ecosystem?
● Who are the learners?
● Insights gleaned from critical analysis of learner interview data & discussion with key stakeholders (employers, WFD practitioners, educators)
● What’s next in our research
Examining The Perspectives Of Adult Working Learners And Key Stakeholders Using Critical Race Theory, Gloria E. Jacobs, Jill Castek, Kathy Harris, Jen Vanek
Examining The Perspectives Of Adult Working Learners And Key Stakeholders Using Critical Race Theory, Gloria E. Jacobs, Jill Castek, Kathy Harris, Jen Vanek
Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations
Purpose: This article reports on a critical race theory (CRT) analysis of the perspectives of providers of employer-supported educational opportunities and adult learners, who identified as Black, indigenous or as a person of color, and were employed in service industries. Design/methodology/approach: A review of the literature was used to shape an initial interview protocol. Data were collected from working learners in retail, hospitality, restaurants and healthcare industries. An “a priori” coding scheme that drew from CRT was applied to transcripts during analysis. Findings: Analysis revealed that working learners' skills, experiential knowledge, learning mindset, language flexibility and knowledge gained from previous …
Innovative Learning Group, Kathy Harris, Jen Vanek,, Jill Castek, Gloria Jacobs
Innovative Learning Group, Kathy Harris, Jen Vanek,, Jill Castek, Gloria Jacobs
21CLEO Presentations and Publications
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Many Voices: Participants As Research Partners, 21cleo Research Team
Many Voices: Participants As Research Partners, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
No abstract provided.
Complexifying Paid Learning, 21cleo Research Team
Complexifying Paid Learning, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
No abstract provided.
“My Background Is A Little Bit More Than What I Am Now", 21cleo Research Team
“My Background Is A Little Bit More Than What I Am Now", 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
No abstract provided.
Working Learners In An Workplace Learning Ecosystem, 21cleo Research Team
Working Learners In An Workplace Learning Ecosystem, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
No abstract provided.
The Role Of The Direct Supervisor: Insights From Research Partners, 21cleo Research Team
The Role Of The Direct Supervisor: Insights From Research Partners, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
Part of our research process has been to engage the voices of individuals involved in employer-supported education and training initiatives or otherwise impacted by the issues we have been investigating. To this end, we hosted a series of convenings to discuss our findings and invited a group of12 interested parties who represented a range of backgrounds and experience in the workforce development system to respond to our initial observations, to make sure that we are doing things that were relevant and useful, and to identify things that we had missed or that we didn't get right.
What Do We Mean By Learning?, 21cleo Research Team
What Do We Mean By Learning?, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
There is no one way a working learner interacts in the workplace to learn. Nor is there just one set of initiatives in the field that promote learning. Learning is a set of interactions that depend on the context, the conditions, the learner, and the learner's goals.
Learning And Advancement: Insights From Research Partners, 21cleo Research Team
Learning And Advancement: Insights From Research Partners, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
Part of our research process has been to engage the voices of individuals involved in employer-supported education and training initiatives or otherwise impacted by the issues we have been investigating. To this end, we hosted a series of convenings to discuss our findings and invited a group of 12 interested parties who represented a range of backgrounds and experience in the workforce development system to respond to our initial observations, to make sure that we are doing things that were relevant and useful, and to identify things that we had missed or that we didn't get right.
Participants in the …
Missing Persona: Insights From Research Partners, 21cleo Research Team
Missing Persona: Insights From Research Partners, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
No abstract provided.
Limitations Of Our Working Learner Persona: Insights From Research Partners, 21cleo Research Team
Limitations Of Our Working Learner Persona: Insights From Research Partners, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
No abstract provided.
Synthesizing And Disseminating Research Findings Digitally, 21cleo Research Team
Synthesizing And Disseminating Research Findings Digitally, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
No abstract provided.
Learning And Job Advancement: Insights From A Follow-Up Questionnaire, 21cleo Research Team
Learning And Job Advancement: Insights From A Follow-Up Questionnaire, 21cleo Research Team
21CLEO Research Project Blog Posts
Over the course of our research project, we were able to interview 27 working Learners employed in frontline service work in the US. Our plans to expand this data set and conduct in-person follow-up interviews was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to have some sense of what our participants' education, work, and lived experiences were like in the year after our interviews, we sent a follow-up questionnaire to all 27 in the summer of 2021 and received responses from 13 individuals. It was important for us to reconnect with these learners after more than a year of societal …
Examining Perspectives Of Immigrant Working Learners & Education Providers: Crt As Analytical Framework, Jen Vanek, Kathy Harris, Gloria E. Jacobs, Jill Castek
Examining Perspectives Of Immigrant Working Learners & Education Providers: Crt As Analytical Framework, Jen Vanek, Kathy Harris, Gloria E. Jacobs, Jill Castek
21CLEO Presentations and Publications
Research questions in this article include:
- What supports English learners’ participation and engagement in workplace learning?
- Who gets access to learning opportunities?
- Whose workplace learning leads to advancement?
- What do the perspectives of adult working learners reveal about their education and training when viewed through a CRT lens?