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Peer reviewedBillett, Stephen – Studies in Continuing Education, 1996
Workplace learning is goal-directed activity shaped by the context and needs of a particular community of practice. Learning in the workplace includes close guidance by experts and distant guidance from other workers and the physical environment. The activities and the guidance are key components of the workplace learning curriculum. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedFarrell, Lesley – Studies in Continuing Education, 2001
Transcripts of workplace interactions were analyzed to examine the role of workplace educators in standardizing discursive practices across institutions in the global economy and redesigning local practices to comply with global ones. The politics of what counts as knowledge and who gets to know is an issue workplace educators must address. (SK)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Job Skills, Politics of Education, Problem Solving
