Features a recent book ("Changing Our Minds: Negotiating English and Literacy") by and a conversation with Miles Myers, former Executive Director of the National Council of Teachers of English. Discusses changing work practices, historical shifts in definitions of literacy; "new literacies"; gaps between theory, policy, and lived experience; and…

Evidence from the occupational safety and health field suggests that much unintentional learning takes place in the workplace that is not a result of conscious decisions and lacks critical reflection. Such learning may have negative consequences. Action can be taken to identify and mitigate the effects of unintentional learning. (SK)

Describes the benefits and potential drawbacks of transferring HPT (human performance technology) skills from outside consultants to managers within organizations. Discusses HPT competence and control over work environment, the role of traditional HPT experts after the shift, and three approaches to implementing the change. (PEN)

Comparison was made of 39 student interns' and 30 worksite supervisors' identification of the importance of 15 academic elements and 9 worksite elements to all interns and to their own recent internship experiences. Different rankings of general and particular elements among students, among employers, and between the groups can help identify…

Engestrom examines activity theory and expansive learning by describing Who are the subjects of learning? Why do they learn? What do they learn? and How do they learn? Presents five principles: activity system as the unit of analysis, multiple voices, historicity, contradictions as sources of change, and expansive transformation. Young provides…

Facilitation in the workplace, especially when undertaken by supervisors, can pose challenges involving hostile conditions and coercion, diminishing its effectiveness for adult learning. It requires examination of the dynamics of trust building, the roles of participants, and the use of facilitators whose interests are independent of the context.…

Identifies workplace attitudes and perceptions of "Generation X" and "Baby Boomers." Discusses how they shape communication in the workplace. (SK)

Proposes a conceptualization of workflow formalization that helps reconcile contrasting assessments of bureaucracy as alienating or enabling to employees. Uses research on equipment technology design to identify enabling and coercive types of formalization. Identifies some forces tending to discourage an enabling orientation and some persistent…

Attempts to clarify the status of e-mail privacy under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA). Examines current law and the paucity of definitive case law. A review of cases and literature suggests there is a gap in the existing ECPA that allows for potentially abusive electronic monitoring and interception of e-mail,…

Examines the colloquialism, "a real job," and challenges previous assumptions about work socialization. Extends theoretical approaches by situating the stage model of work socialization within a larger context of communication. Explores definitions of the colloquialism offered by college students in the form of personal narratives.…

Suggests that degradation of labor associated with automation and downsizing produces employee stress and frustration and leads to workplace violence. Concludes that violent incidents in the U.S. Post Office result when work experience degrades a person's identity or sense of control in a time of rapid change. (SK)

Explains the usefulness of critical incident technique for job analysis. Describes how themes are identified and coded using sample interviews. Data from a recent office occupations study are used to illustrate methods of data analysis. (Contains 22 references.) (SK)

Examines employment issues for women with multiple sclerosis. Focuses on experiences of women managing their disability and demonstrates the importance of the social and institutional dimensions of environment in shaping occupational performance. (Contains 27 references.) (JOW)

Discusses career work--determining one's life path and how to pursue it. Outlines the stages (exploration, assessment, analysis, decision making, planning, implementation, and management) one takes to lead to life and work satisfaction and the competencies needed to complete the journey successfully. (JOW)

Interviews with over 200 people in 8 British and 2 Australian organizations identified 8 features of a healthy learning environment that contributes to organizational capability. Differences emerged between organization-driven and learner-driven learning activities. (Conains 74 references.) (SK)