2019
DOI: 10.1007/s12186-019-09219-y
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Workshop Attendance as a Mode of Learning: Evidence from the Netherlands

Abstract: Although workshop attendance appears to be as high as participation in training, this paper is the first study in the educational science, human resource management and labour economics literature that explores the drivers of workshop attendance among the working population. In our analysis of the Dutch Adult Education Survey, we find that workshop attendance is highest among managers and professionals, in contrast to their participation in training. These results confirm our expectation that workshop attendan… Show more

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“…Likewise, attending seminars or workshops gave teachers with novel ideas because they gained more knowledge particularly about instructional media from the events. Grip and Pleijers [43] also noted that the attendance at workshops and conferences plays a significant role to teachers because it allows them to stay up to date on external advancements in their profession. As a result, they encourage teachers to apply what they have learned from the events in their classrooms, particularly when it comes to using instructional media.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Likewise, attending seminars or workshops gave teachers with novel ideas because they gained more knowledge particularly about instructional media from the events. Grip and Pleijers [43] also noted that the attendance at workshops and conferences plays a significant role to teachers because it allows them to stay up to date on external advancements in their profession. As a result, they encourage teachers to apply what they have learned from the events in their classrooms, particularly when it comes to using instructional media.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This also allows maintaining at all conditions. This topic was mentioned also in the study of authors [61], which dealt with differences between the drivers of workshop attendance and the participation in training and informal learning.…”
Section: Selected Age Management Aspects Forming Competitive Advantagementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The next important factor is connected with career development and requalification. According to the results of [61], the workshop attendance is important in acquiring state-of-the art knowledge on external developments as a dominant source of competitive advantage for the organisation. Furthermore, workshop attendance is positively related to individuals' level of education.…”
Section: Selected Age Management Aspects Forming Competitive Advantagementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dit vereist een strategisch alumnibeleid, waarin het LLO centraal staat (De Grip cs., 2018). Daarbij gaat het zowel om het aanbieden van post-initiële scholing aan afgestudeerden als om het organiseren van netwerkactiviteiten, waarin alumni korte updates van hun kennis krijgen en ook veel van elkaar kunnen leren (De Grip & Pleijers, 2019). Om dit alumnibeleid een impuls te geven zouden onderwijsinstellingen op flinke schaal online of blendid learning bijscholingscursussen voor hun alumni moeten gaan opzetten, voortbouwend op de ervaringen die zij hiermee de afgelopen anderhalf jaar hebben opgedaan.…”
Section: Alumnibeleidunclassified