Papers by Dorothy Sutherland Olsen
European Journal of Education, 2016
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European Journal of Education, 2019
One of the challenges of keeping older employees up to date and ensuring their continued involvem... more One of the challenges of keeping older employees up to date and ensuring their continued involvement in the workplace is to provide them with relevant learning opportunities. This article aims to understand the usefulness of the concept of LLL for a group of older employees (50+). This is done using interviews and a document study on the Church of Norway (CofN) to understand how the concept of LLL is interpreted and acted upon by employers and older pastors. We assume that changes occurring outside the Church provoke the need for new knowledge and new ways of working. We ask how these older professionals perceive their learning opportunities and try to ascertain how the concept of LLL is helping them to tackle the ongoing changes. The article adds to the research on the interplay between competence strategies of employers and attitudes of older employees in a well-established profession. Results of our study show that new strategies open up for greater participation. However, older pastors' greatest motivation for learning seems to be their ordination vows, which include a commitment to continued learning through personal studies. This influences the kind of activities in which they participate, their expectations This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFELONG EDUCATION, 2018
There has been a prolific production of research papers on workplace
learning (WPL) during the la... more There has been a prolific production of research papers on workplace
learning (WPL) during the last two decades. Several reviews of the field
discuss the development of themes, the use of foundational terms and
some different models and frameworks have been developed. The purpose
of this article is to analyse the recent development of the field of
WPL, as presented in research literature, and to evaluate the potential of
international survey data from the Programme for the International
Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to contribute to this development.
Our study is organised in three stages. Firstly, we summarise the
main topics and trends emerging from recent literature on WPL.
Secondly, we analyse how peer-reviewed publications using data from
the OECD PIAAC survey have contributed to WPL. Thirdly, we compare
and discuss the different contributions and make some suggestions as to
how PIAAC survey data
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A Multidimensional Analysis, 2014
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Abstract: This deliverable has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practice Laboratory ... more Abstract: This deliverable has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practice Laboratory (KP-Lab) project. KP-Lab focuses on innovative practices of working with knowledge in higher education, teacher training, and workplaces. Participants of WP10 are University of Helsinki, University of Oslo and Poyry Forest Industry representing both researchers and practitioners. WP10 explores knowledge practices in workplaces to understand more of the ways professionals create, use, communicate, and embed ...
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This paper is divided into two main parts, the first of which reviews some of the literature on interdisciplinary research collaboration and categorises articles according to their contribution. Some studies suggest that interdisciplinary collaboration is only a temporary phenomenon before a new discipline emerges; others suggest it is a necessity in order to resolve global problems or that it is a new discipline in its own right or an important source of creativity and innovation within research. Finally, the articles developing methods for studying interdisciplinary research are reviewed and discussed. The second part of the paper reviews the development of the field of climate change and examines the increasing importance of collaboration both between scientific disciplines, between physical and social scientists and with other stakeholders. Finally, the potential contribution of taking an interdisciplinary approach to studying climate change research is discussed. The paper concludes that an interdisciplinary approach can indeed provide a new understanding of some of the challenges facing climate change research and that some of the methods developed to organise and manage interdisciplinary research and particularly the concept of transdisciplinarity may be particularly useful with this field.
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This article takes the link between learning and innovation as its starting point and explores ho... more This article takes the link between learning and innovation as its starting point and explores how this relationship might be managed within the innovative firm. In order to gain a better overview of the kinds of activities, which might be involved in managing and promoting the kind of learning, which will result in innovation, some criteria have been developed. These criteria are based on a review of the key theoretical and conceptual studies on organisational learning, particularly where these studies relate organisational learning to innovation and change. Thereafter, a close analysis of empirical studies of the relationship between human resource management (HRM) activities and innovation has been carried out. The conclusion is that HRM is already contributing in various ways to learning within innovative firms, and these activities have been linked increased innovation. However, there was no evidence suggesting that HRM is making a strategic connection between learning and business strategy or if they are facilitating connections between pockets of creativity in the organisation, as we might expect from knowledge activists. A better understanding of how HRM works in practice as well as an overview of their aims and strategies would be necessary in order to understand if their activities are explicitly aimed at improving innovation. This article adds to our understanding of HRM activities relating to innovation and provides a systematic overview of how the various HRM activities are linked to theories of learning in innovative organisations.
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This deliverable has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practice Laboratory (KP-Lab) p... more This deliverable has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practice Laboratory (KP-Lab) project. KP-Lab focuses on innovative practices of working with knowledge in higher education, teacher training, and workplaces. Participants of WP10 are University of Helsinki, University of Oslo and Pöyry Forest Industry representing both researchers and practitioners. WP10 explores knowledge practices in workplaces to understand more of the ways professionals create, use, communicate, and embed ...
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Abstract: This deliverable has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practice Laboratory ... more Abstract: This deliverable has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practice Laboratory (KP-Lab) project. KP-Lab focuses on innovative practices of working with knowledge in higher education, teacher training, and workplaces. Participants of WP10 are University of Helsinki, University of Oslo and Poyry Forest Industry representing both researchers and practitioners. WP10 explores knowledge practices in workplaces to understand more of the ways professionals create, use, communicate, and embed ...
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The Norwegian economy is one of the major puzzles within studies of economic growth and welfare. ... more The Norwegian economy is one of the major puzzles within studies of economic growth and welfare. The country ranks high on indicators for economic output and standard of living, but low on innovation output indicators. In this chapter, we explore the functioning of the Norwegian national system of innovation (NSI) with this main puzzle in mind. The account builds on official statistics, published survey results, secondary literature, and, in connection with Section 4.4, interviews with two firms, three ministries and nine different support organizations for incubation, funding and policy
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A survey of publically funded technology demonstration projects in Scandinavia. All projects are ... more A survey of publically funded technology demonstration projects in Scandinavia. All projects are developing technology within the fields of sustainable energy or transport. The main findings of the survey were:
• Most projects had technical aims.
• Most reported a positive outcome from the demonstration project.
• Most say they are working on radical innovations and rate the novelty value as high.
• Respondents thought that all participants had learned from their participation, except policy makers.
• Changes which occurred in the project indicating learning:
o New designs and concepts
o Changed and better aligned expectations
• Projects emphasised fault fixing and adaptation, rather than purely verification, suggesting that the technologies were still under development and not yet ripe for market introduction.
Comments from respondents suggest that networking and getting to know and understand new partners was more time consuming than estimated, but also more valuable. This project was part of the InnoDemo project funded by the Research Council Norway Project nr. 224920/D00
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Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science, 2010
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New Voices in Norwegian Educational Research, 2013
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Small Country Innovation Systems, 2008
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Papers by Dorothy Sutherland Olsen
learning (WPL) during the last two decades. Several reviews of the field
discuss the development of themes, the use of foundational terms and
some different models and frameworks have been developed. The purpose
of this article is to analyse the recent development of the field of
WPL, as presented in research literature, and to evaluate the potential of
international survey data from the Programme for the International
Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to contribute to this development.
Our study is organised in three stages. Firstly, we summarise the
main topics and trends emerging from recent literature on WPL.
Secondly, we analyse how peer-reviewed publications using data from
the OECD PIAAC survey have contributed to WPL. Thirdly, we compare
and discuss the different contributions and make some suggestions as to
how PIAAC survey data
1 Abstract
This paper is divided into two main parts, the first of which reviews some of the literature on interdisciplinary research collaboration and categorises articles according to their contribution. Some studies suggest that interdisciplinary collaboration is only a temporary phenomenon before a new discipline emerges; others suggest it is a necessity in order to resolve global problems or that it is a new discipline in its own right or an important source of creativity and innovation within research. Finally, the articles developing methods for studying interdisciplinary research are reviewed and discussed. The second part of the paper reviews the development of the field of climate change and examines the increasing importance of collaboration both between scientific disciplines, between physical and social scientists and with other stakeholders. Finally, the potential contribution of taking an interdisciplinary approach to studying climate change research is discussed. The paper concludes that an interdisciplinary approach can indeed provide a new understanding of some of the challenges facing climate change research and that some of the methods developed to organise and manage interdisciplinary research and particularly the concept of transdisciplinarity may be particularly useful with this field.
• Most projects had technical aims.
• Most reported a positive outcome from the demonstration project.
• Most say they are working on radical innovations and rate the novelty value as high.
• Respondents thought that all participants had learned from their participation, except policy makers.
• Changes which occurred in the project indicating learning:
o New designs and concepts
o Changed and better aligned expectations
• Projects emphasised fault fixing and adaptation, rather than purely verification, suggesting that the technologies were still under development and not yet ripe for market introduction.
Comments from respondents suggest that networking and getting to know and understand new partners was more time consuming than estimated, but also more valuable. This project was part of the InnoDemo project funded by the Research Council Norway Project nr. 224920/D00
learning (WPL) during the last two decades. Several reviews of the field
discuss the development of themes, the use of foundational terms and
some different models and frameworks have been developed. The purpose
of this article is to analyse the recent development of the field of
WPL, as presented in research literature, and to evaluate the potential of
international survey data from the Programme for the International
Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to contribute to this development.
Our study is organised in three stages. Firstly, we summarise the
main topics and trends emerging from recent literature on WPL.
Secondly, we analyse how peer-reviewed publications using data from
the OECD PIAAC survey have contributed to WPL. Thirdly, we compare
and discuss the different contributions and make some suggestions as to
how PIAAC survey data
1 Abstract
This paper is divided into two main parts, the first of which reviews some of the literature on interdisciplinary research collaboration and categorises articles according to their contribution. Some studies suggest that interdisciplinary collaboration is only a temporary phenomenon before a new discipline emerges; others suggest it is a necessity in order to resolve global problems or that it is a new discipline in its own right or an important source of creativity and innovation within research. Finally, the articles developing methods for studying interdisciplinary research are reviewed and discussed. The second part of the paper reviews the development of the field of climate change and examines the increasing importance of collaboration both between scientific disciplines, between physical and social scientists and with other stakeholders. Finally, the potential contribution of taking an interdisciplinary approach to studying climate change research is discussed. The paper concludes that an interdisciplinary approach can indeed provide a new understanding of some of the challenges facing climate change research and that some of the methods developed to organise and manage interdisciplinary research and particularly the concept of transdisciplinarity may be particularly useful with this field.
• Most projects had technical aims.
• Most reported a positive outcome from the demonstration project.
• Most say they are working on radical innovations and rate the novelty value as high.
• Respondents thought that all participants had learned from their participation, except policy makers.
• Changes which occurred in the project indicating learning:
o New designs and concepts
o Changed and better aligned expectations
• Projects emphasised fault fixing and adaptation, rather than purely verification, suggesting that the technologies were still under development and not yet ripe for market introduction.
Comments from respondents suggest that networking and getting to know and understand new partners was more time consuming than estimated, but also more valuable. This project was part of the InnoDemo project funded by the Research Council Norway Project nr. 224920/D00