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Peer reviewedMunro, Anne; Rainbird, Helen – New Technology, Work and Employment, 2002
Interviews (n=350) and a survey (n=323) of managers, trainers, and union representatives in British health care agencies showed that technology caused some job enlargement and enrichment; positive or negative effects depended on context. Other jobs were deskilled due to work organization, not technology. Technology's impact on job change was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Development, Job Skills, Public Sector
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
