The ‘Unionization Effect’ among Adult Computer Learners

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ID11166158
AuthorsPeter H Sawchuk (0000-0003-4452-5100, Institute for Christian Studies, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume24
Issue5
Pages637-648
Publication date2003-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0142569032000127189
OpenAlexW2015872280
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

Findings from qualitative and quantitative research in Canada are combined to explore the links between adult participation in progressive trade unionism and patterns of learning. Progressive trade unionism is defined partially by an organization's commitment to member education and the effective ‘buffering’ of supervisory discipline within the labour process. With a focus on computer learning specifically, the data suggest that involvement in such organizations and community formations encourages different subjective appreciation for learning and education, more effective informal learning practice, as well as greater access to material resources and greater involvement in formalized courses. Informal learning networks among manufacturing workers are described comparatively. Central to this effect is the formation of a proletarian public sphere articulated by culturally and materially stable forms of class-based community

Adult education · Class (philosophy · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Informal learning · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing · Proletariat · Public relations · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Labor Movements and Unions · Law

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