Workplace learning in context / edited by Helen Rainbird, Alison Fuller, and Anne Munro.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The political economy of workplace learning -- The employment relationship and workplace learning -- The quality of work and the quality of learning : the case of Italian small firms -- The context of learning in professional work environments : insights from the accountancy profession -- The assessment of workers basic skills : a critical examination of late twentieth century trends -- Learning through work : workplace participatory practices -- Expansive learning environments : integrating organisational and personal development -- The new generation of expertise : seven theses -- Supporting learning in advanced supply systems in the automotive and aerospace industries -- Conceptualising vocational knowledge -- Transfer of knowledge between education and workplace settings -- Learner biographies : exploring tacit dimensions of learning and skills -- The conceptualisation and measurement of learning at work -- The complexities of workplace learning : problems and dangers in trying to measure attainment -- The relationship between research and policy : the birthpangs of a new workforce development policy in britain.

Combines a critical analysis of the organizational and employment context of workplace learning with an understanding of theories of learning. It brings new ideas and an understanding of the social context of the workplace.

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English.

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