Indivisual writing assignment

INDIVIDUAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT

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4 June 2010

Individual Writing Assignment

Introduction / summary

The role of work experience in successful adult learning is a recurrent of professional discussion . In their article , Guile and Griffiths (2001 ) provide the detailed review of what experience is , how it works in different work contexts , and how students learn and expand their practical knowledge through work experience . The authors state that the two main trends of work experience and learning are being discussed in European literature : the first one discusses work experiences

of younger students (14-18 ) as a part of full-time education the second one is about work experiences in countries with well-developed VET systems , in which apprenticeships serve an alternative to the basic education (Guile Griffiths 2001 . Guile and Griffiths (2001 ) state that the time has come to reassess the relationship between education and work experience and provide a brief discussion of the concept of context ' and several models of learning through work experience

The article contributes to the understanding of learning in work settings in several ways . First , the work context is not static but an ever evolving combination of conditions and objects (Guile Griffiths 2001 . The changes in context prioritize learning and knowledge sharing and expand the definition of skill (Guile Griffiths 2001 . Second work contexts make it possible for individuals to learn and develop through contact with more experienced others (Guile Griffiths 2001 Finally , earlier approaches to workplace learning are no longer workable : the authors discuss traditional , experiental...