What Did You Learn At Work Today?

by Helena Worthen

Overview

This is...
A book about work, at a time when there are too few jobs;
A book about labor at a time when hardly anyone be�longs to a union;
A book about knowledge and what you already know;
A book about learning that says here�s how you did it;
A book for working people, for teachers, and for the labor movement;
A book for everyone who has ever asked, �Can they get away with that?�

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150755024
Publisher:	Hard Ball Press
Publication date:	11/08/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	745 KB

About the Author

Helena Worthen taught writing at the college level until she realized that what her students needed most was decent jobs. After completing her PhD at the University of California Graduate School of Education she drew on her experience with the California Federation of Teachers (AFT/AFL-CIO) and became a labor educator. She worked for UNITE, the National Labor College, and the University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations, from which she retired in 2010. She lives in Berkeley, California with her husband, Joe Berry. She can be reached at .

Editorial Reviews

�This book provides a powerful insight and criticism of education schools. It is accessible and concrete and at the same time thoughtfully and usefully drawing on various theories and theorists. Her observations about the wall between teacher education and labor education are spot on�her book is VERY much needed.�

Director, Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona - Gary Rhoades

�I am recommending this book to interns, staff and co-workers as well as local union leaders and staff�it examines workers and employers in various settings� In every setting, the formal training or education that individuals were hired for is not the actual skills and knowledge needed to push back against bad conditions on the job, to make the work place safer, more productive and a better place to earn a living.�

Director, Union Leadership Institute, American Federation of Teachers, President, United Association for Labor Education - Cheryl Teare