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"My Ladies Aren't Interested in Learning": Managers, Supervisors and the Social Context of Learning.
Peer reviewedMunro, Anne; Holly, Lesley; Rainbird, Helen – International Review of Education, 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…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Conference Papers, Education Work Relationship
Download full textRainbird, Helen; Munro, Anne; Holly, Lesley; Leisten, Ruchira – 1999
The patterns of manual and clerical workers' access to learning opportunities in the workplace in the United Kingdom were examined through case studies of three local authorities and three National Health Service trusts and a survey examining their employees' learning experiences. The workers occupying the lowest- grade jobs at the study…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Blue Collar Occupations
