Necessity and How to Employees’ Participation in the Pre-Training Processes in the Andragogy Model

Falahi, Mahdi; Rezaei, Ali Mohammad; Delavarpour, Mohammadagha

doi:10.22034/ijes.2023.2005307.1424

Document Type : Research Article (Quantitative)

Authors

¹ PhD student, Department of Educational Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.

10.22034/ijes.2023.2005307.1424

Abstract

Purpose: Adult participation in the learning and have motivation to learn are among the main elements of andragogy theory in adult education. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the necessity and how to employees’ participation in the pre-training processes in the andragogy model.
Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was qualitative. The research population was the employees of Petrochemical Company of Asaluyeh Pardis of Bushehr province, which number of 15 people of its middle managers and experts were selected as a sample according to the principle of theoretical saturation with the purposive sampling method. The data were collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed by the method of coding based on grounded theory in MAXQDA version 18 software.
Findings: The findings showed that the employees’ participation in the pre-training processes in the andragogy model has 556 open codes in 8 categories including the current and continuousness of the needs assessment process, creativity of educational planning processes, attractiveness of pre-training activities, involvement and participation of learners in planning and compiling content, regular and continuous informing of training process, aligning the needs of learners with the needs of organization, educational planning based on the career development and collaborative organizational culture. Also, based on the grounded theory, the motivation to participate in learning were identified as a central category, the current and continuousness of the needs assessment process, educational planning based on the career development and involvement and participation of learners in planning and compiling content were identified as a causal category, the collaborative organizational culture, attractiveness of pre-training activities and creativity of educational planning processes were identified as a background category, the regular and continuous informing of training process were identified as a mediating category, the aligning the needs of learners with the needs of organization were identified as a strategy category and participation in training were identified as a consequence category.
Conclusion: According to the identified categories for employees’ participation in the pre-training processes in the andragogy model it is possible to provide the basis for improving employee participation in training.

Keywords

20.1001.1.23221445.1402.9.2.13.0

Main Subjects

Psychology

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Volume 9, Issue 2
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Necessity and How to Employees’ Participation in the Pre-Training Processes in the Andragogy Model

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Volume 9, Issue 2July 2023Pages 173-184

Volume 9, Issue 2
July 2023
Pages 173-184