Theories of Learning for the Workplace: Building Blocks for Training and Professional Development Programs

摘要

Theories of Learning for the Workplace, edited by Dochy, Gijbels, Segers and Bossche, is a book I loved. If you work with or for learning professionals, you should too. Here's why. First, it's short. Learning professionals can be long-winded. A scant 150 pages of concise learning theory is worth a bucket of gold, or two. Second, this book covers in a digestible way some of the most important and relevant learning theories floating around today. The book comprises nine chapters, seven that I found enriching and insightful, two not so much. The chapters I found helpful were on deliberate practice, workplace learning, communities of practice, and learning organizations (of the Senge variety).