Taking an approach to learning in the workplace as a phenomenon situated and accumulated in the course of work activities and everyday practice, the purpose of this study was to investigate how workers (development engineers and designers) themselves perceive the role of experience in work and learning. The empirical material consists of…

This paper conceptualises a basis for understanding learning in workplaces. This comprises a duality between how access to workplace activities and guidance is afforded, on the one hand, and how workers elect to engage with what is afforded to them, on the other. This reciprocal basis for thinking, acting and learning is referred to as…

Describes a program called "Work and Work Places," designed to help students discover historical, ethical, and artistic perspectives of career options. The series of speakers and site visits examines the meaning of work in women's lives and society as a whole from a multidisciplinary approach. (JAC)

This handbook is a guide to making the most of a work experience educational program for adult women. It is appropriate for independent study or use in a structured program. Part 1 on preparing oneself for a work experience educational program is designed to guide a woman in learning more about herself. Each of the seven sections contains some…

After a review of the literature, critical reflective work behavior (CRWB) was defined as: a set of connected, individual activities aimed at analyzing, optimizing, or innovating work practices on the individual, team, or organizational level. The combination of literature review and analysis of case studies led to the operationalization of CRWB…

This curriculum guide is designed for use in teaching an instructional unit in planning and implementing a supervised occupational experience program (SOEP) that is geared toward college freshmen enrolled in a vocational agriculture program. Addressed in the individual lessons of the unit are the following topics: the nature of work; reasons why…

This book examines the rhetoric surrounding the notion of informal learning in order to expand debate about the uses of informal learning in workplaces and about attempts to "recognize" it through competency-based standards. The following topics are among those discussed in the book's eight chapters: (1) the nature of informal learning…