Learning at work (ESRC Learning Society series) - Softcover

Coffield, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861341237 ISBN 13: 9781861341235

Publisher: Policy Press, 1998

Synopsis

This first report in the ESRC Learning Society series examines the key processes of learning, as embedded in particular workplaces, in organisational structures and in specific social practices. Why is learning suddenly so important? How can the quality of learning at work be improved? Instead of extolling the 'joys' of learning, the authors explore the conflicts and barriers which organisations run into (or create for themselves), even when they are trying to promote greater learning among staff. Its strong comparative dimension is illustrated in the discussion of, for example, the construction industry in Wales which is compared with its counterpart in Germany. The importance of this edited collection is that it will help to transform fashionable phrases such as 'the learning organisation' or 'lifelong learning' into practical ideas and methods which could enhance the quality of learning in British firms. Learning at work is important reading for managers in Industry and Commerce, for TECs/LECs, Trade Unions and Chambers of Commerce, for policy makers in the Department for Education and Employment, for politicians, voluntary organisations and academics specialising in the interactions between employment, training and education, and for all those practitioners in firms, Colleges of Further Education and training providers who are promoting lifelong learning.

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About the Author

Frank Coffield was Director of the ESRC’s research programme into The Learning Society from 1994 to 2000.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861341237
• ISBN 13: 9781861341235
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 76