The Role of Gender Consciousness in Challenging Patriarchy

This action research project explored how women develop gender consciousness and use this knowledge to take “connected action” to address gendered power relations in their life and work

Executive businesswomen\u27s learning in the context of organizational culture.

Case study analysis was used to investigate executive women\u27s learning and development in corporate culture. Eleven executives were interviewed. A model of their development is proposed, detailing their learning tactics, negotiation strategies and transition characteristics over the course of their career development

Tracing HRD’s Rational Masculine Roots: Feminist Alternatives for a More Mindful HRD

A classic management text was deconstructed using postmodern methods to illuminate the connections between knowledge and gender. A similar analysis was performed on a selected contemporary HRD course text in order to examine how issues related to performance and gender were being addressed

The propensity to adopt evidence-based practice among physical therapists

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many authors, as well as the American Physical Therapy Association, advocate that physical therapists adopt practice patterns based on research evidence, known as evidence-based practice (EBP). At the same time, physical therapists should be capable of integrating EBP within the day-to-day practice of physical therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which personal characteristics and the characteristics of the social system in the workplace influence the propensity of physical therapists to adopt EBP.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The study used a 69 item mailed self-completion questionnaire. The questionnaire had four major sections. The first three sections were each drawn from a different theoretical framework and from different authors' work. The instrument was developed to capture the propensity of physical therapists to adopt EBP, characteristics of the social system in the workplace of physical therapists, personal characteristics of physical therapists, and selected demographic variables of physical therapists. The eligible population consisted of 3,897 physical therapists licensed by the state of Georgia in the United States of America. A random sample of 1320 potential participants was drawn.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>939 questionnaires were returned for a response rate of 73%. 831 of the participants' questionnaires were useable and became the basis for the study. There was a moderate association between desire for learning (<it>r </it>= .36, <it>r</it>²= .13), highest degree held (<it>r </it>= .29, <it>r</it>²= .08), practicality (<it>r </it>= .27, <it>r</it>²= .07) and nonconformity (<it>r </it>= .24, <it>r</it>²= .06) and the propensity to adopt EBP. A negative correlation was found between age, years licensed and percentage of time in direct patient care. The findings demonstrated that the best three variables for predicting the propensity to adopt EBP in physical therapy were: desire for learning, highest degree held, and practicality.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The study confirms there is no single factor to facilitate research evidence into day-to-day practice. Multiple practice change strategies will be needed to facilitate change in practice.</p

Workplace-focused learning: perspectives on continuing professional education and human resource development

The problem and the solution. Learning in the workplace is a major focus for both continuing professional education and human resource development. Yet too often providers and researchers in both areas pay little attention to the learning that actually happens within the work context. In this article, learning in the workplace is analyzed through an examination of the history, assumptions, stakeholders, foci, approaches, and issues in continuing professional education and human resource development. This analysis leads to suggestions for an increased focus on learning