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  1. Contemporary Apprenticeship

    International Perspectives on an Evolving Model of Learning

    Edited by Alison Fuller, Lorna Unwin

    Throughout the world, people understand the meaning of 'apprenticeship'. As a model of learning and skill formation, apprenticeship has adapted over the years to reflect changes in work, in technology, and in the types of knowledge that underpin occupational expertise. Apprenticeship serves the...

    Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge

  2. Learning in the Workplace

    A Toolkit for Facilitating Learning and Assessment in Health and Social Care Settings, 2nd Edition

    By Joan Mulholland, Chris Turnock

    This toolkit is designed for preparing health and social care practitioners for their role in facilitating learning in their workplace. It enables readers to recognise learning opportunities, communicate their professional knowledge, provide students with appropriate support, judge performance,...

    Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge

  3. Theories of Learning for the Workplace

    Building blocks for training and professional development programs

    By Filip Dochy, David Gijbels, Mien Segers, Piet Van den Bossche

    Series: Routledge Psychology in Education

    Workplace and professional learning, lifelong learning, adult learning, learning in different contexts have become of more and more interest and now dominate all aspects of 21st century life. Learning is no longer about ‘storing and recall’ but ‘development and flow’. Theories of Learning in the...

    Published June 13th 2011 by Routledge

  4. The Fundamentals of Workplace Learning

    Understanding How People Learn in Working Life

    By Knud Illeris

    Fundamentals of Workplace Learning is a comprehensive guide to how people learn in the workplace, and the issues and challenges involved. Examining the essential aspects of workplace learning and unravelling the various influences which affect the success of work-based learners, Knud Illeris...

    Published November 30th 2010 by Routledge

  5. Improving Mathematics at Work

    The Need for Techno-Mathematical Literacies

    By Celia Hoyles, Richard Noss, Phillip Kent, Arthur Bakker

    Series: Improving Learning

    Improving Mathematics at Work questions the mathematical knowledge and skills that matter in the twenty-first century world of work, and studies how the use of mathematics in the workplace is evolving in the rapidly-changing context of new technologies and globalisation. Through a series of case...

    Published May 4th 2010 by Routledge

  6. Work Integrated Learning

    A Guide to Effective Practice

    By Lesley Cooper, Janice Orrell, Margaret Bowden

    The demand for work-ready graduates, who are familiar with organizational practices in the workplace is increasing, and so the need for greater work integrated learning (WIL) is a growing concern for the education sector. With the globalization of higher education and the cultural and linguistic...

    Published March 23rd 2010 by Routledge

  7. Improving Working as Learning

    By Alan Felstead, Alison Fuller, Nick Jewson, Lorna Unwin

    Series: Improving Learning

    Interest in learning at work has captured the attention of many people around the world, often taking centre stage in policy debates about improving economic performance, prosperity and well-being. This book is about the learning that goes on in workplaces – ranging from offices, factories and...

    Published April 22nd 2009 by Routledge

  8. Contemporary Theories of Learning

    Learning Theorists … In Their Own Words

    Edited by Knud Illeris

    In this definitive collection of today’s most influential learning theorists, sixteen world-renowned experts present their understanding of what learning is and how human learning takes place. Professor Knud Illeris has collected chapters that explain both the complex frameworks in which learning...

    Published December 7th 2008 by Routledge

  9. The Concepts and Practices of Lifelong Learning

    By Brenda Morgan-Klein, Michael Osborne

    This textbook gives a wide-ranging, research-informed introduction to issues in lifelong learning across a variety of educational settings and practices. Its very accessible approach is multi-disciplinary drawing on sociology and psychology in particular. In addition, issues are discussed within an...

    Published December 12th 2007 by Routledge

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