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ERIC Number: EJ623657
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
"My Ladies Aren't Interested in Learning": Managers, Supervisors and the Social Context of Learning.
Munro, Anne; Holly, Lesley; Rainbird, Helen
International Review of Education, v46 n6 p515-528 Nov 2000
Examines the opportunities for and barriers to workplace learning among low-grade staff in the United Kingdom public sector and the role of managers and supervisors in providing access to learning opportunities. Describes innovative examples of workplace learning. Concludes that the reality for many low-grade manual and routine clerical staff continues to be one of limited opportunity. (KS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Conference Papers, Education Work Relationship, Educational Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Inservice Education, Public Sector, Staff Development, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Unskilled Workers, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Europe; United Kingdom
Note: Special issue on researching work and learning.