Workplace Learning in Context

by Fuller,Alison; Fuller,Alison

• ISBN13: 9780415316309
• ISBN10: 0415316308
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-12
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book combines a critical analysis of the organizational and employment context of workplace learning with an understanding of theories of learning. It brings new ideas on workplace learning to the readers and an understanding of the social context of the workplace. Combining the latest research findings with practical examples of the issues raised, it is illustrated with case-studies and critical vignettes as well as chapter summaries, guiding students through the subject. Chapters are grouped under three main themes: 'The context of workplace learning', 'The workplace as a learning environment' and 'Skills, knowledge and the workplace'. With international contributors offering a global perspective, this encourages students to be critical when evaluating the important debates in the area.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. xiv
Introduction and Overview	p. 1
References	p. 17
The Context of Workplace Learning	p. 19
The Political Economy of Workplace Learning	p. 21
The Employment Relationship and Workplace Learning	p. 38
Notes	p. 52
Work Organization, 'Fields of Activities' and Workers' Competence	p. 54
The Context of Learning in Professional Work Environments	p. 71
References	p. 87
The Assessment of Workers' 'Basic Skills'	p. 89
Notes	p. 104
The Workplace as a Learning Environment	p. 107
Learning Through Work	p. 109
Bibliography	p. 122
Expansive Learning Environments	p. 126
The New Generation of Expertise	p. 145
Supporting Learning in Advanced Supply Systems in the Automotive and Aerospace Industries	p. 166
Skills, Knowledge and the Workplace	p. 183
Conceptualizing Vocational Knowledge	p. 185
Transfer of Knowledge Between Education and Workplace Settings	p. 201
Bibliography	p. 221
Learner Biographies	p. 222
Notes	p. 240
The Conceptualization and Measurement of Learning at Work	p. 242
Bibliography	p. 257
The Complexities of Workplace Learning	p. 259
Bibliography	p. 274
Research and Policy	p. 277
Evidence-Based Policy or Policy-Based Evidence?	p. 279
Conclusion	p. 299
Note	p. 306
Index	p. 307
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