Talking up learning at work: cautionary tales in co-opting everyday learning
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Boud, D., Rooney, D. and Solomon, N. 2009. Talking up learning at work: cautionary tales in co-opting everyday learning. International Journal of Lifelong Education. 28 (3), pp. 323-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370902799077
Type | Article |
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Title | Talking up learning at work: cautionary tales in co-opting everyday learning |
Authors | Boud, D., Rooney, D. and Solomon, N. |
Abstract | Learning in workplaces is always mediated through talk. It is tempting for management to seek to utilise everyday talk as part of learning and therefore enhance productivity. This paper examines the responses of workers to interventions that aim to formalise informal conversations at work as part of an explicit workplace learning strategy. It draws on interviews with managers and workers in a public sector organisation to examine their experience of these practices. The paper raises questions about whether interventions in the name of fostering informal learning may well be hindering what they seek to promote. |
Research Group | Work and Learning Research Centre |
Publisher | Routledge |
Journal | International Journal of Lifelong Education |
ISSN | 0260-1370 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 30 Apr 2009 |
01 May 2009 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 22 Feb 2017 |
Accepted | 01 Jan 2009 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370902799077 |
Language | English |
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