Alison Wolf, Karen Evans

Improving Literacy at Work

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Modern societies demand high levels of literacy. This book addresses such questions as: how do adults' literacy skills impact on their working lives, and on the enterprises where they work; how can we develop these essential skills in the workforce; and how can literacy instruction change individuals' engagement with further learning.

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The need to improve the basic skills of the workforce is a perennial problem for employers and employees alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780415548687
• ISBN-10: 0415548683
• Artikelnr.: 33130832

Autorenporträt

Alison Wolf is Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King's College London and Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. Karen Evans is Professor of Education in Lifelong Learning in the Department of Lifelong and Comparative Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: What are the Issues? 1. Literacy Learning at Work 2.
Perspectives and Key Concepts 3. The Effects of Literacy Development in the
Workplace Part II: The Findings 4. The Challenges of Implementing Literacy
Learning in the Workplace 5. Literacy Learning at Work: The Benefits to
Individuals 6. Literacy Learning, Workplace Practices and Lives Beyond Work
7. The Organizational Impact of Literacy Learning at Work 8. The Interplay
of Formal and Informal Learning at Work Part III: The Wider Context 9. The
Findings in International Context 10. Improving Literacy Learning in and
through Work