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Evans, Karen; Kersh, Natasha – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2004
The part played by tacit skills and knowledge in work performance is well recognised but not well understood. These implicit or hidden dimensions of knowledge and skill are key elements of "mastery," which experienced workers draw upon in everyday activities and continuously expand in tackling new or unexpected situations. This paper,…
Descriptors: Skills, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Adult Learning
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Hodkinson, Phil; Hodkinson, Heather; Evans, Karen; Kersh, Natasha; Fuller, Alison; Unwin, Lorna; Senker, Peter – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2004
In this paper we address a perceived gap in the workplace learning literature, for there is very little writing which successfully integrates the issues of individual learners into predominantly social theories of learning. The paper draws upon data from four linked research projects to address this problem. Following an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Learning Theories, Social Theories, Workplace Literacy