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Design-Based Research as a Methodology for Studying Learning in the Context of Work: Suggestions for Guidelines

Design-Based Research as a Methodology for Studying Learning in the Context of Work: Suggestions for Guidelines
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Author(s): Ditte Kolbaek (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 22
Source title: Online Collaboration and Communication in Contemporary Organizations
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ditte Kolbaek (Aalborg University, Denmark)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4094-6.ch002

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Abstract

This chapter presents a suggestion for design-based research (DBR) as a methodology for organizational studies. Although DBR was developed for investigating classroom training, this chapter discusses the methodological issues that are involved when DBR is employed for investigating learning in the context of work. DBR seems to be suitable in this complex context as it is an authentic learning environment. The purpose of this chapter is to provide new perspectives on DBR, including suggestions for guidelines regarding how to conduct DBR for studying learning from experience in the context of work. The research question is: What is needed to utilize DBR to explore learning from experience in the context of work? The theoretical framework is based on Yrjö Engeström and John Dewey's work on learning, and the exploration of DBR is based on a literature review and findings in a seven-year DBR study on learning from experience in the context of work.

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