Workplace Learning in Context

Part One: The Context of Workplace Learning 2. The Political Economy of Workplace Learning 3. The Employment Relationship and Workplace Learning 4. The Quality of Work and the Quality of Learning: The Case of Italian Small Firms 5.The Context of Learning in Professional Work Environments: Insights from the Accountancy Profession 6.The Assessment of Workers' "Basic Skills": A Critical Examination of Late Twentieth Century Trends Part Two: The workplace as a learning environment 7 Learning Through Work: Workplace Participatory Practices 8 Expansive Learning Environments: Integrating Organisational and Personal Development 9 The New Generation Of Expertise: Seven Theses 10 Supporting Learning in advanced Supply Systems in the Automotive and Aerospace Industries Part Three : Skills, Knowledge and the Workplace 11 Conceptualising Vocational Knowledge 12 Transfer of Knowledge between Education and Workplace Settings 13 Learner Biographies: Exploring Tacit Dimensions of Learning And Skills 14. The Conceptualisation and Measurement of Learning at Work 15. The Complexities of Workplace Learning: Problems and Dangers in Trying to Measure Attainment Part Four: Research and Policy 16. The Relationship between Research and Policy: The Birthpangs of a New Workforce Development Policy in Britain 17. Conclusion