Work, change and workers /

So a key basis for considering changing work and changing workers is the relationships between the social institutions and cultural needs and practices that necessitates and constitutes paid work and how individuals engage and elect to participate and learn in that work. Implications for vocational...

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Main Author: Billett, Stephen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, [2006]
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Summary:So a key basis for considering changing work and changing workers is the relationships between the social institutions and cultural needs and practices that necessitates and constitutes paid work and how individuals engage and elect to participate and learn in that work. Implications for vocational education, professional development and on-going learning throughout working life are addressed. These include developing skills in educational institutions, workplaces, and combinations thereof and in times when both government and employers are looking for others to sponsor that development and maintaining the competence and engagement of older workers"--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:xi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-291) and index.
ISBN:140204643X (HB : acid-free paper)
1402046510 (e-book)