Abstract
This qualitative study offers multiple perspectives on the lifelong learner characteristics of employees in Thailand Sustainability Investment Companies and how the organizations promote lifelong learning effectively. Fourteen interviewees of lifelong learning scholars, university lecturers and practitioners in the human resource development field, and experienced employees from Thailand sustainability investment companies were interviewed individually. The findings are presented in two aspects. The first aspect is the lifelong learner characteristics which consist of three main components: attributes, knowledge, and skills. The attributes of a lifelong learner are a growth mindset, grit, curiosity, eagerness to learn and unlearn, openness to change, and searching for possibilities. The knowledge of lifelong learners is current and future career-related and life-related such as financial literacy, digital literacy, physical and psychological health. The skills of lifelong learners include knowing themselves, self-directed learning, and learning how to learn. In addition, the second aspect is the organization support which mainly relates to formal and informal learning systems, learning organization and knowledge management, career planning and development, leadership support, recognitions, and rewards. Last, the results also provide suggestions for further implications in the organizational context; including educating employees on why and how to create personal lifelong learning goals and plans, providing more engaging blended learning activities and rewards, promoting learning ambassadors among employees, and sponsorship of leaders and executives.
Presenters
Kotchaworn ChuymaneeLecturer, Lifelong Education, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [Bangkok], Thailand
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Organizations as Knowledge Makers
KEYWORDS
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, LIFELONG LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS, ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT, THAILAND, SUSTAINABILITY
