Hidden Knowledge

Organized Labour in the Information Age

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19933740
AutoresD W Livingstone, Peter H Sawchuk (0000-0003-4452-5100), Peter Sawchuk
Ano2003
Data de publicação2003-12-31
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoHidden Knowledge (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraUniversity of Toronto Press (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.3138/9781442602663
OpenAlexW2968025347
Open LibraryOL35769474M
ISBN9781442602663
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9

Working people are more knowledgeable and actively engaged in learning than public discussion generally assumes. Two basic assumptions underlie much recent discussion about work and learning: a new "knowledge-based economy" is quickly emerging with new jobs generally requiring greater knowledge and skill; and, a "lifelong learning culture" must be created in order for workers to cope with these employment-related knowledge demands. Virtually every recent public policy statement about employment in every advanced industrial country begins with these assumptions. It implies that most workers suffer from a deficit of necessary skills and knowledge which must be rectified by greater education and training efforts. Hidden Knowledge challenges these assumptions. Through life history interviews and case study research with union members, the actual learning practices of working class people are documented in unprecedented detail. Published Under the Garamond Imprint Available in the US through Rowman & Littlefield

Economics · Knowledge management · Labour economics · Computer Science · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Adult learning · canada · Education · Information society · Information Technology · Labor union members · Labor unions · Occupational training · Working class