05/2019 Proceedings

Teichmann, Malte | Matthiessen, Julia | Vladova, Gergana

"YOU ARE TO OLD (NOT) TO LEARN" – A CRITICAL RECONSIDERATION OF "OLDER EMPLOYEES"

Abstract

Todays working environment faces the major challenges of demographical change and digitalization. Deficit-oriented stereotypes question the ability of older employees to keep pace with these techno-logical innovations. Consequently, the elderly are perceived as less valuable for the company leading to fewer vocational training offers. Facing this dilemma, this contribution aims at uncovering the prevailing stereotypes against older employees and present a new approach of looking at older gen-erations. Focusing existing experienced-based knowledge instead of assumed deficits as a starting point for further didactical work and research, basics of age-appropriate vocational training get pointed out in order to raise target group specific potentials in the context of the challenges of digi-talization.

Category Proceedings
Authors Teichmann, Malte; Matthiessen, Julia; Vladova, Gergana
Date 05/2019
pp. 85-88
DOI 10.34669/wi.cp/2.12
Keywords Older employees, vocational training, deficit hypothesis, experienced employees
BibTex @inproceedings{inproceedings,author = {Teichmann, Malte and Matthiessen, Julia and Vladova, Gergana}, title = {“YOU ARE TO OLD (NOT) TO LEARN” – A CRITICAL RECONSIDERATION OF “OLDER EMPLOYEES” }, editor = {}, booktitle = {}, year = {2019}, month = {5}, pages = {85-88}, isbn = {}, doi = {10.34669/wi.cp/2.12}, keywords = {Older employees, vocational training, deficit hypothesis, experienced employees}}