Intervening with care: varying outcomes of a training and development programme in elderly care in Sweden
2017 (English)In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, ISSN 1363-6820, E-ISSN 1747-5090, Vol. 69, no 4, p. 617-636Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Awareness of the mechanisms underlying training and development (T&D) programmes is crucial in creating sustainable learning conditions in organisations. The organisational and psychosocial aspects of the work environment in Swedish elderly care is the focus of this longitudinal study, and the relation between process and results of a T&D programme is investigated. A mixed-methods design enabled exploration of the content of the quality improvement efforts, followed by an examination of how aspects of the work environment are influenced. The perceived learning climate, workload and resource adequacy are shown to be influenced differently by different contents. Insights into the complexity surrounding T&D programmes are then offered. It is concluded that even if a seemingly sound method of quality improvement is implemented, this is not enough to guarantee success. Also, it is apparent that changes may sometimes be at the expense of employees' work environment, which may hamper continuous learning.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Abingdon: Taylor & Francis , 2017. Vol. 69, no 4, p. 617-636
Keywords [en]
Training and development programmes, mixed methods, learning climate, workload, resource adequacy, elderly care
National Category
Applied Psychology
Research subject
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-139187DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2017.1309567ISI: 000415711000009OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-139187DiVA, id: diva2:8603
Note
NuvUMU-org:881251
2019-01-232019-01-23