Understanding Learning at Work

This volume brings together leading experts from the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand to critically evaluate the current debates on workplace learning and propose directions for future developments in both research and practice.UnderstandingLearning at Workwill be an invaluable resource for students and researchers interested in training, human resource development, continuing and adult education and provides a state-of-the-art summary of the issues and opportunities involved.

Ronald Barnett is Professor of Higher Education and Dean of Professional Development, Institute of Education, University of London, UK. David Beckett is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Vocational Education and Training, University of Melbourne, Australia. Stephen Billett is Director of the Centre for Learning and Work Research, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. David Boud is Professor of Adult Education and Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Education, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Elaine Butler is in the Department of Social Inquiry and a member of the Centre for Labour Studies, University of Adelaide, Australia. Philip C. Candy is Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Scholarship), University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Catherine Casey is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management and Employment Relations, University of Auckland, New Zealand. John Garrick is Senior Research Fellow in the Research Centre for Vocational Education and Training, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Andrew Gonczi is Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Paul Hager is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Victoria J. Marsick is Professor of Education in the Department of Organization and Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA. Judith H. Matthews is Research Fellow in the Graduate School of Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Belinda Probert is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Applied Social Research, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Nicky Solomon is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Mark Tennant is Professor of Adult Education, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Karen E. Watkins is Professor of Adult Education, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.