Journal of Workplace Learning: Volume 29 Issue 5

Guest editorial

Christian Harteis, Martin Gartmeier

Surgical learning and guidance on operative risks and potential errors

Minna Ruoranen, Teuvo Antikainen, Anneli Eteläpelto

Within the framework of learning from errors, this study focused on how operative risks and potential errors are addressed in guidance to surgical residents during authentic…

Learning from errors: critical incident reporting in nursing

Martin Gartmeier, Eva Ottl, Johannes Bauer, Pascal Oliver Berberat

The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize error reporting as a strategy for informal workplace learning and investigate nurses’ error reporting cost/benefit evaluations and…

Learning from errors in dual vocational education: video-enhanced instructional strategies

Alberto A.P. Cattaneo, Elena Boldrini

Starting from the identification of some theoretically driven instructional principles, this paper presents a set of empirical cases based on strategies to learn from errors. The…

Emotions, coping and learning in error situations in the workplace

Andreas Rausch, Jürgen Seifried, Christian Harteis

This paper aims to investigate the complex relationship between emotions, coping approaches and learning in error situations in the workplace. The study also examines the…

Valuing errors for learning: espouse or enact?

Therese Grohnert, Roger H.G. Meuwissen, Wim H. Gijselaers

This study aims to investigate how organisations can discourage covering up and instead encourage learning from errors through a supportive learning from error climate. In…