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Direct linkForrester, Keith – Studies in Continuing Education, 2005
Against a background of declining union significance and falling membership, this article reviews the recent development of trade union workplace learning in Britain. It is argued that the dominant framework within which this learning is currently undertaken is one of "employability". Instead of an employability framework, it is…
Descriptors: Unions, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries, Employment Potential
Forrester, Keith; Payne, John; Ross, Cilla – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2004
This article follows Engestrom (2001) in suggesting a new approach to learning in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based on the social and cultural realities of the workplace. The article briefly reviews the theoretical status and practical standing of work on lifelong learning in SMEs, and suggests that Engestrom's work may help us to…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Workplace Learning, Work Environment, Theory Practice Relationship
