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The Impact of Digitalization in the Workplace

An Educational View

  • Highlights threats and opportunities arising from the digitalization of work
  • Discusses how best to prepare workers for this future of work
  • Reflects on forecasts for the labour market

Part of the book series: Professional and Practice-based Learning (PPBL, volume 21)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Changes in the Workplaces Through Digitalization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
    2. Mind or Machine? Opportunities and Limits of Automation

      • Petri Nokelainen, Timo Nevalainen, Kreeta Niemi
      Pages 13-24
  3. Educational Challenges on Individual Level

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
    2. Learning in the Context of Work in a Digital Age: The Use of Digital Media in Informal and Formal Learning Contexts

      • Sin Sing Ang, Mariana Orozco, David Gijbels, Piet Van den Bossche
      Pages 87-101
  4. Educational Challenges on Organizational Level

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. IT Capabilities for SMEs: An Analysis at the Organisational Level

      • Franz Lehner, Mathias With Sundby
      Pages 125-139
    3. Agency and Learning in the Work of Software Professionals

      • Katja Vähäsantanen, Anneli Eteläpelto
      Pages 161-179
  5. Educational Challenges on Societal Level

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 231-235

About this book

This edited volume brings together researchers from various disciplines (i.e. education, psychology, sociology, economy, information technology, engineering) discussing elementary changes at workplaces occurring through digitalization, and reflecting on educational challenges for individuals, organizations, and society. The latest developments in information and communication technology seem to open new potential, and the crucial question arises which kind of work can be replaced by technology? The contributors to this volume are scholars who have been conducting research on the influence of technological change on work and individuals for a long time. The book addresses researchers as well as practitioners in the field of adult education and human resource development.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Educational Science, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany

    Christian Harteis

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eBook USD 109.00
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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
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