Description |
x, 213 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Series on literacy |
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Series on literacy.
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Contents |
Series Preface / Daniel A. Wagner -- Foreword / Jarl Bengtsson -- Introduction / Donald Hirsch and Daniel A. Wagner -- 1. Adult Learning and Work: Finance, Incentives and Certification / Paul Ryan -- 2. Do Most Employers and Workers Underinvest in Training and Learning on the Job? / John H. Bishop -- 3. Worker Access to Vocational Training: A Legal Approach / Jean Marie Luttringer -- 4. Legal Incentives and the New Workforce / Thierry Noyelle and Donald Hirsch -- 5. Organizational Change and Adult Learning / Larry Hirschhorn -- 6. Workplace Learning in Changing Environments: A Researcher/Practitioner's Viewpoint / Bill Ford -- 7. Learning at and through the Workplace: A Review of Participation and Adult Learning Theory / Kjell Rubenson and Hans G. Schutze -- 8. Functional Context Education for Schoolplaces and Workplaces / Thomas G. Sticht -- 9. Workplace Literacy Programs: Organization and Incentives / Larry Mikulecky |
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10. Workplace Basic Skills Programs in the United Kingdom: Why So Few? / Alan Wells -- 11. Incentives for Adult Learning in Developing Countries: Lessons and Comparisons / Laurel Puchner -- 12. Adult Learning under Conditions of Hardship: Evidence from Developing and Developed Countries / Nelly P. Stromquist |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-206) and indexes |
Subject |
Motivation in education.
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Occupational training -- Psychological aspects.
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Vocational education -- Psychological aspects.
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Author |
Hirsch, Donald.
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Wagner, Daniel A., 1946-
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LC no. |
94028030 |
ISBN |
1881303233 (cloth) |
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1881303241 (paperback) |
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