Bjursell Cecilia, Bergmo-Prvulovic Ingela, Hedegaard Joel
Encell-National Centre for Lifelong Learning, School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
Front Sociol. 2021 Mar 29;6:642277. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.642277. eCollection 2021.
The increase of telework during the pandemic is predicted to impact working life, not only in terms of a larger number of employees working from home, but more importantly, it may transform the way we conceptualise work. This will in turn impact systems for and participation in lifelong learning. There is a risk for increased social inequalities, as neither telework nor lifelong learning is evenly distributed among workers. Statistics on telework in the EU show that there are differences between age groups, nations, sectors, and professions. If these trends will steer forward, there is a risk of widening gaps between countries, companies, and workers. To establish the current knowledge base, we have gathered literature reviews from several disciplines. One finding is that the previous literature on telework has not included lifelong learning in any form (formal, non-formal and informal). Based on a review of previous studies, we suggest a number of research questions for future research. This is relevant as research about telework and lifelong learning has the potential to contribute to a sustainable working life in terms of providing more flexible arrangements for employees and to support the lifelong learning that takes place in contexts such as the office, home, online meetings, and virtual reality.
据预测，疫情期间远程工作的增加不仅会影响工作生活，表现为在家工作的员工数量增多，更重要的是，它可能会改变我们对工作的概念化方式。这反过来又会影响终身学习体系以及参与终身学习的情况。由于远程工作和终身学习在劳动者中分布不均，存在社会不平等加剧的风险。欧盟关于远程工作的统计数据表明，不同年龄组、国家、部门和职业之间存在差异。如果这些趋势持续下去，国家、公司和劳动者之间的差距可能会扩大。为了建立当前的知识库，我们收集了多个学科的文献综述。一个发现是，以往关于远程工作的文献并未包含任何形式（正式、非正规和非正式）的终身学习。基于对以往研究的综述，我们提出了一些未来研究的问题。这很重要，因为关于远程工作和终身学习的研究有潜力通过为员工提供更灵活的安排，以及支持在办公室、家中、在线会议和虚拟现实等环境中进行的终身学习，为可持续的工作生活做出贡献。
