Unwin, Lorna and Felstead, Alan and Fuller, Alison and Bishop, Dan and Lee, Tracey and Jewson, Nick and Butler, Peter (2007) Looking inside the Russian doll: the interconnections between context, learning and pedagogy in the workplace. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 15 (3). pp. 333-348. ISSN 1468-1366 (print); 1747-5104 (electronic)
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Abstract
There is now much more awareness of the symbiotic relationship between workplace learning, the organisation of work, level of employee involvement, and organisational performance, and the broader economic, regulatory, and social context, within which organisations have to operate. This paper argues that we have to identify and take serious account of the contextual factors (external and internal) which affect all organisations as these are central to developing our understanding of the nature of pedagogical practice within any workplace setting. By closely examining the nature and impact of these contextual factors, we can gain greater insight into the phenomenon of why organisations adopt different practices and why they create such different learning environments. The paper draws on emerging findings from an ESRC funded multi-sector study and uses illustrations from two contrasting sectors to highlight the impact of context on pedagogical practice.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | ‘This is an electronic version of an article published in Unwin, Lorna and Felstead, Alan and Fuller, Alison and Bishop, Dan and Lee, Tracey and Jewson, Nick and Butler, Peter (2007) Looking inside the Russian doll: the interconnections between context, learning and pedagogy in the workplace. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 15 (3). pp. 333-348 Pedagogy, Culture and Society is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/14681360701602232 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Adults; Workplace; Informal learning; Workplace learning; work organization; learning environments; workplace curriculum; pedagogical practices; curricula artefacts |
| Subjects: | Departments > Lifelong and Comparative Education |
| Depositing User: | IOE Repository Editor (1) |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2010 12:41 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2012 22:29 |
| URI: | http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/id/eprint/2366 |
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