Analysing the Prospects for Promoting Workplace Learning Partnerships in Europe - The European Synthesis Report of the Work & Learning Partners project

Prepared by Pekka Kämäräinen, ITB, University of Bremen

(Draft, Bremen 23.12.2006)

Contents

Introduction

1. The conceptual background of the WLP project

1.1. Background: the German experiences and the interest on European cooperation

1.2. Analysis of the German predecessor activities

1.3. Analysis of the key concepts, developmental tools and related pedagogic ideas

1.4. Reflective commentary

2. Prospects for developing workplace learning partnerships via European cooperation

2.1. Starting points: the national contexts for studying workplace learning partnerships

2.2. Country-specific problems and related interests for partnership cooperation

2.3. The basis for European cooperation: Working towards a common ground

2.4. Reflective commentary

3. Use of common tools to promote the development of workplace learning partnerships

3.1. From common tools to gradual tool development

3.2. Use of the LPA tool for basic analyses

3.3. Taking further steps in tool development

3.4. Overview of the WLP tools

4. The role of Web resources in the WLP project

4.1. From WLP Web to WLP web resources

4.2. Observations on the development of web resources during the work of the project

4.3. Integrating web resources to the project work

4.4. Overview on the progress with web resources

5. Results and conclusions I: The work with diversified piloting agendas

5.1. From common working phases to diversified piloting agendas

5.2. Variety of partnership concepts and of related prospects for networked learning

5.3. Different opportunities for piloting and dissemination activities

5.4. Summary of the results of the national activities

6. Results and conclusions II: The work with European knowledge resources

6.1. Rethinking the role of the European knowledge resources

6.2. Rethinking the role of the WLP Manual, the WLP Tools and the WLP Course

6.3. Rethinking the WLP Web Resources

6.4. Concluding remarks