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Learning/work : turning work and lifelong learning inside out / edited by Linda Cooper and Shirley Walters.
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- Learning/work : turning work and lifelong learning inside out / edited by Linda Cooper and Shirley Walters.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | LC5225.S64 L43 2009 | Off-site |
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- xxi, 378 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "We are living through a daunting yet fascinating period in which the global economy increasingly challenges the accepted dichotomies between home-life and work-life, between employment and unemployment, paid work and unpaid work. This calls for serious analysis of how knowledge is generated, both formally and informally, in workplaces as diverse as the factory, the field, or the street. It raises questions about what forms of learning and training are involved; how they articulate with one another and what practical and theoretical implications this has for our societies. In this book, 34 leading scholars from 10 countries challenge established understandings of lifelong learning and work, with several arguing that 'work' and 'lifelong learning' need to be 'urned inside out' through a rigorous critique of underlying social relations and practices so that we understand the power relations that shape learning/work possibilities. In various ways, all of the 25 chapters that make up this volume are infused with imaginings of alternative futures which prioritise social justice and sustainability for the majority in the world"--Publisher's website.
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- ISBN
- 0796922837 (pbk.)
- 0796922845 (pdf)
- 0796923027 (e-book)
- 9780796922830 (pbk.)
- 9780796922847 (pdf)
- 9780796923028 (e-book)
- LCCN
- 2009404646
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries