The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Changes to Working Life: What Supports Adult Employees in Adapting to New Technology at Work?

Hanna Nygren (), Maarit Virolainen (), Raija Hämäläinen () and Juhani Rautopuro ()
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Hanna Nygren: University of Jyväskylä
Maarit Virolainen: University of Jyväskylä
Raija Hämäläinen: University of Jyväskylä
Juhani Rautopuro: Finnish Institute for Educational Research

A chapter in Technical, Economic and Societal Effects of Manufacturing 4.0, 2020, pp 193-209 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter aims to increase current understanding of adults’ individual learning pathways and needs when adapting to new technology. We review adults’ overall technology skills and depict, through chosen examples, how adults have adapted to technological change in their working lives. We present prior research on the challenges that the Fourth Industrial Revolution poses to adults’ further education, and based on the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), we review adults’ problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments. Overall, the findings emphasize the importance of design-based education and the need for companies to flexibly address adults with skill-shortages, who need to develop their problem-solving abilities in technology-rich environments.

Keywords: Design-based education; Adult re-education; Adoption to change; PIAAC (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-46103-4_10

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