Workplace Learning : A Critical Introduction

Pyrch, Timothy, Sawchuk, Peter, Helms Mills, Jean C., Bratton, John

ISBN 10: 1442601132 / ISBN 13: 9781442601130

Published by University of Toronto Press, 2003

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Workplace Learning : A Critical Introduction
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442601132
• ISBN 13: 9781442601130
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.622 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

This innovative book is concerned with the power relations, complexities, and contradictions in the paid workplace. Workplace learning is not value-free or politically neutral, and cannot be studied independently of the political economy of work.

Workplace Learning is part of a growing body of work that offers an alternative to mainstream approaches to workplace learning, recognizing that power relations, politics and conflicts of interest all shape learning. The authors emphasize the lived experiences of working people, avoiding prescriptive accounts and uncritical Human Resource Development views.

About the Author

John Bratton is a visiting professor at both Edinburgh Napier University and the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, in the UK.
Jean C. Helms Mills is Associate Professor of Management at the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University. She has researched and written extensively on gender and the culture of organizations and is the author and editor of five books.