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Learning Through Work - Practices, Purposes and Outcomes

English · Paperback / Softback

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Drawing on three decades of practical investigations, this book establishes new understandings about the importance of learning through work, outlining its purposes, contributions, conceptions and the curriculum, pedagogical and personal practices that shape its effectiveness.

List of contents










Part I: Learning through work
1. Learning through work
2. Occupations, occupational knowledge and its learning: origins and legacies
Part II: Foundations of learning through work
3. Learning through work: personal processes and social contributions
4. Occupations, situations and knowledge required for work
5. Being innovative: aligning learning and workplace innovations
Part III: Practice-based learning and educative experiences
6. Practice curriculum
7. Practice pedagogies
8. Personal (epistemological) practices at work
9. Prospects for learning through work


About the author










Stephen Billett is Professor of Adult and Vocational Education at Griffith University, Australia, a fellow of Social Science Academy of Australia, National Teaching fellow, Australian Research Council Future fellow and Fulbright scholar and was awarded honorary doctorates from the universities of Jyväskylä (Finland), Geneva (Switzerland) and West (Sweden). He has worked in manufacturing as a vocational educator, teacher educator, professional developer, teacher and researcher at Griffith University, and held policy roles in vocational education.


Product details

Authors Stephen Billett, Billett Stephen
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 08.09.2025
 
EAN 9781032856858
ISBN 978-1-0-3285685-8
No. of pages 176
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education

EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Training, teacher training, Educational strategies & policy, Adult education, continuous learning, Educational strategies and policy

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