Human Resources Development
As we continue onward with the topics this week, I wanted to share some further thoughts with you around adult motivation to learn. Understanding the characteristics that drive adult learning is extremely important to human resource development practitioners.
Please give your perspectives on these topics.
According to Russell (2006) the following are the sources of motivation to learn.
❖ Social Relationships: to make new friends; to meet a need for associations and friendships
❖ External Expectations: to comply with instructions from someone else; to fulfill recommendations of someone with formal authority
❖ Social Welfare: to improve ability to serve mankind; to improve ability to participate in community work
❖ Personal Advancement: to achieve higher status in a job; secure professional advancement
❖ Escape/Stimulation: to relieve boredom; provide a break in the routine of home or work
❖ Cognitive Interest: to learn for the sake of learning; to satisfy an inquiring mind
Readings:
Schürmann, E., & Beausaert, S. (2016). What are drivers for informal learning? European Journal of Training and Development, 40(3), 130-154. Retrieved from EBSCO multi-search database in the Touro library.
Woolf, B., Ghosh, A., Lan, A., Zilberstein, S., Juravich, T., Cohen, A., & Geho, O. (2020). AI-enabled training in manufacturing workforce development [PDF]. University of Massachusetts Amherst.
