First You Must Master Pain
The Nature and Purpose of Apprenticeship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2278728 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David F Lancy (Utah State University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-126 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology of Work Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-024X • E-ISSN: 1548-1417 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-1417.2012.01084.x |
| OpenAlex | W2148988793 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 40 |
The goal of this study was to distill from a large body of literature on children learning crafts, such as pottery and weaving, the characteristics of apprenticeship as a distinct phenomenon. Currently, apprenticeship is considered indistinguishable from other, more informal, means of skill transmission. From the literature survey, 11 attributes were identified as belonging to the archetypal apprenticeship. The analysis then advances to consider the genesis or raison d'être for the apprenticeship. The argument is advanced that the apprenticeship is designed to simultaneously train novices in specific craft or trade skills while socializing them to join the social and cultural elite represented by master craftsmen. The article concludes by considering the role of apprenticeship in the evolution of schooling
Crafts, Textile, and Design · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Fashion and Cultural Textiles
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |