期刊名称：Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education
电子版ISSN：1175-2882
出版年度：2009
卷号：10
期号：2
页码：141-149
出版社：New Zealand Association for Cooperative Edcuation
摘要：Australian researchers Chappell and Hawke completed a survey of their tertiary training organizations within Australia in 2006 and 2007. This related to workplace learning within their tertiary environment sector. In 2007, a small research team from Otago Polytechnic recruited participants to complete a two-domain Provider Learning Environment Scale as developed by Chappell and Hawke in Australia. The domains were organizational environment and job complexity. This was implemented across 16 New Zealand tertiary organizations. The aim here was to define the perceptions workplace learning environment in New Zealand. The aim was also to evaluate and compare the results from the Australian research by Chappell and Hawke. On the basis of this, a two domain Provider Learning Environment Scale with 45 questions, using a 5 point Likert scale response system was developed by Chappell and Hawke. This was then repeated and disseminated in 2007 to staff from 16 New Zealand tertiary organizations by way of an online survey. The two domains surveyed, that is, organizational environment and job complexity showed a high level (67%) of agreement with the 45 questions. There was a larger number of academic and teaching staff amongst the respondents. The administration and support staff responses reflected the impact of change on their work practices as being very high. Overall, the level of agreement with the 45 questions was high. Because the respondents were overwhelmingly academic and teaching staff, a more focused exploration of the perceptions of administrative staff may be of value and contribute to the structuring of job complexity and organizational environmental practices within tertiary institutions.
