@inbook{2174a7a6016f44d39083ce1d2183046e,
title = "Professional Growth and Workplace Learning",
abstract = "This chapter discusses the concept of professional growth in the context of workplace learning. Based on an overview of the relevant research, professional growth is seen as an overall developmental process that takes place during one{\textquoteright}s career and lifespan and understood as a term that overlaps with other related concepts. Furthermore, we argue that professional growth is dependent on social and institutional contexts as well as personal attributes and circumstances. Following this, a model containing three dimensions related to learning in professional contexts (formal–informal, situated–unsituated and individual–social learning) is presented. The model is formed to illustrate that promotion of professional growth in workplaces is connected to formal and informal practices, versatility of working environments and social relations. The chapter concludes with discussion and future research suggestions related to conceptual issues regarding professional growth and contemporary challenges in working life.",
keywords = "Continuous learning, Professional development, Professional growth, Professionalism, Workplace learning",
author = "Laura Pylv{\"a}s and Junmin Li and Petri Nokelainen",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-89582-2_6",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-030-89581-5",
series = "Professional and Practice-based Learning",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "137--155",
editor = "Christian Harteis and David Gijbels and Eva Kyndt",
booktitle = "Research Approaches on Workplace Learning",
}