1st Edition

Working to Learn Transforming Learning in the Workplace

Edited By Karen Evans, Phil Hodkinson, Lorna Unwin Copyright 2002

    The workplace is an important site for learning in today's society. This book examines the changing nature of the work and effect that this has on the skill and knowledge requirements of individuals, its implications for employment, and ways in which these changing requirements can be met.

    1. The significance of workplace learning for a learning society, Karen Evans and Helen Rainbird; 2. Learning careers - conceptualising lifelong work-based learning, Phil Hodkinson and Martin Bloomer; 3. Contrasting approaches to the role of qualificati

    Biography

    Karen Evans, Phil Hodkinson, Lorna Unwin

    'A book which develops an analytical perspective on workplace learning is very timely indeed.' - Higher Education Digest