Life, Work and Learning

by David Beckett, Paul Hager

Overview

In both paid and unpaid work contexts adults learn powerfully from their experiences. In this book, the authors argue that this should be the basis for a new perception of what is truly educational in life. Drawing on the works of Aristotle, Wittgenstein and Russell, along with contemporary conceptual work, they use both philosophical argument and empirical example to establish their view.
This work will be of essential interest to philosophers of education and educational theorists worldwide. It will also interest teachers, trainers, facilitators, and all those with an interest in adult and vocational education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134717880
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/08/2005
Series:	Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

David Beckett, Paul Hager

Table of Contents

Part 1 Describing the richness of practice; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Know how; Chapter 3 Practical judgement; Chapter 4 Policies and context; Part 2 Theorising practice; Chapter 5 Introduction; Chapter 6 Practice at work and informal learning; Chapter 7 Holism/organicism; Chapter 8 Conceptualising practice in postmodernity; Chapter 9 Know how and judgement in postmodernity;

Editorial Reviews

'It remains ... a strength of this text that it has provoked me to write a review of this length and engagement.' - Studies in the Education of Adults, Richard Edwards

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