Date of Completion
Spring 4-29-2017
Document Type
Open Access Capstone
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
First Advisor
Carol Ann Sharicz
Abstract
This paper explores how knowledge workers face uncertainties in the job market and how workers sustain a decades-long career in the midst of technology changes and globalization pressures. In particular, this paper asks how knowledge workers self-assess knowledge gaps, discover appropriate learning opportunities, demonstrate mastery, and promote credentials across decades-long careers. Interviews with 8 knowledge workers in educational publishing, an industry undergoing workforce changes due to market disruption, provides real-world context to this research question. Taking into account various theoretical frameworks offered for adult education and also reviewing the realities of the postmodern workplace, the paper outlines the hurdles impairing the knowledge worker’s ability to design effective self-directed learning to up-skill.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Susan W., "The knowledge worker and upskilling: Can instructional design frameworks help?" (2017). Instructional Design Capstones Collection. 23.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/instruction_capstone/23