View Item 
        •   Utrecht University Student Theses Repository Home
        • UU Theses Repository
        • Theses
        • View Item
        •   Utrecht University Student Theses Repository Home
        • UU Theses Repository
        • Theses
        • View Item
        JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

        Browse

        All of UU Student Theses RepositoryBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

        Engagement in informal learning activities in self-employed professionals and factors that influence their engagement

        Thumbnail
        View/Open
        Final thesis_6236057_attempt_2019-06-10-08-57-32_Thesis, Informal Learning Frea van Dooremaal6236057.pdf (575.4Kb)
        Publication date
        2019
        Author
        Dooremaal, F. van
        Metadata
        Show full item record
        Summary
        Self-employed professionals are a relatively understudied group of professionals, especially when it comes to informal learning. It is important to create a knowledge base surrounding self-employed professionals and their informal learning activities to aid their personal development concerning employability. In this paper it was investigated in which prototypical informal learning activities self-employed professionals engage in, and what factors inhibited and enhanced their engagement in these activities. This was done by means of an exploratory quantitative survey research amongst Dutch self-employed professionals (N = 61). Results of the study show that self-employed professionals engage more in non-social informal learning activities than social ones. Engagement in informal learning activities is inhibited by environmental factors such as a lack of time, lack of close colleagues, and a lack of recognition. Engagement is enhanced by personal factors such as having an interest in the field of work and a love for learning. These findings can be used by self-employed professionals to revise their working and learning practices to aid their employability. The results of this study provide insights on how self-employed professionals learn by promoting self-awareness through insights, and to revise working and learning practices to aid employability.
        URI
        https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/38893
        Collections
        • Theses
        Utrecht university logo