Improving Working as Learning

von Alan Felstead, Nick Jewson, Alison Fuller

248 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Interest in learning at work has captured the attention of many people around the world, often taking centre stage in policy debates. This book is about the everyday learning that goes on in workplaces - ranging from offices, factories and shops to gyms, health centres and universities. Each chapter presents evidence - taken from both private and public sectors - to illustrate how employers, researchers and policy-makers canImprove the conditions for nurturing and sustaining learning at work Build appropriate workforce development plans within given constraints Recognize that the creation and use of knowledge is widely distributed Mobilize existing workplace resources to support learning This topical book will appeal to an international readership of undergraduate and postgraduate students, vocational teachers and trainers, human resource professionals, policy-makers, and researchers.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik / Erziehungswissenschaften
• ISBN: 9780415496469
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.04.2009
• Größe: 210 x 148 mm
• Verlag: Routledge