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Direct linkBarber, Jamie – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2003
A participant observation study, located in central Scotland, was carried out to observe the process of skill acquisition among informally trained auto mechanics in the workplace. As well as noting processes of workplace learning, the benefits/limitations of this type of learning was noted and suggestions made as to how this information may be of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participant Observation, Auto Mechanics, Vocational Education
