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Direct linkWaite, Edmund; Evans, Karen; Kersh, Natasha – Journal of Education and Work, 2014
Drawing on longitudinal data from the ESRC-funded "Adult Basic Skills and Workplace learning" project (2003-2008), together with recent findings from research undertaken under the auspices of the LLAKES research centre (Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies), this paper seeks to explore the key factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Sustainability, Longitudinal Studies
Download full textPocock, Barbara; Skinner, Natalie; McMahon, Catherine; Pritchard, Suzanne – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This monograph is the culmination of a three-year research program undertaken by the University of South Australia's Centre for Work+Life. It considers the barriers, support and benefit of vocational education and training (VET) for workers in the low-paid occupations (that is, those earning around $17 per hour). The research considered a wide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Low Income Groups, Educational Benefits
Merrifield, Juliet – Centre for Literacy of Quebec, 2012
Learning always takes place in a particular context and culture, yet educators have tended to focus their attention mainly on the form of learning, its methodology, content and teaching approach. While these can and do affect learning and its results, this paper looks beyond the particulars of the program to explore how the context and culture of…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Workplace Literacy, Basic Skills, Context Effect
