Never good enough : health care workers and the false promise of job training / Ariel Ducey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ducey, Ariel, 1972-

Series:

Culture and politics of health care work.

Culture and politics of health care work

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospitals--Employees--Training of--New York (State)--New York.

Hospitals.

Health facilities--Employees--Training of--New York (State)--New York.

Health facilities.

Hospitals--Employees--Labor unions--New York (State)--New York.

Health facilities--Employees--Labor unions--New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A thoughtful and provocative critique of job training in the health care sector.

Contents:

Introduction: health care and getting by in America

The pull and perils of health care work

Restructuring the New York way

The promise of training

Too skilled to care: multiskilling

It all comes down to you: self-help and soft skills

Training without end: upgrading

From skills to meaning

A common cause

Education as a benefit

Conclusion: a dose of idealism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8014-6013-1

OCLC:

726824367