What a difference workplace learning makes : selected papers from the Centre for research in lifelong learning conference, Stirling, Scotland, 24-26 June 2005 / guest editor: John Field.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Field, John.

Series:

Journal of Workplace Learning ; 18, no. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employees--Training of.

Employees.

Occupational training.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (71 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This e-book is based on papers first presented at the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning International Conference, at the University of Stirling, in 2005. There is an intellectual excitement around workplace learning, as well as considerable interest among policy makers and professionals, and this conference aimed to examine empirically, methodologically and theoretically contemporary research in teaching and learning in diverse contexts. The papers in this e-book include critical and analytical reflections on occupational preparation in higher education; research into assessment regimes

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Guest editorial; Circles of practice: educational and professional graphic design; Mentor or evaluator? Assisting and assessing newcomers to the professions; Online learning dialogues in learning through work; Virtual learning communities as a vehicle for workforce development: a case study; Individual learning accounts: a strategy for lifelong learning?;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-70581-7

9786610705818

1-84663-107-6

OCLC:

77527161