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What every worker wants? Evidence about employee demand for learning
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Findlay, Jeanette, Findlay, Patricia and Warhurst, Christopher (2012) What every worker wants? Evidence about employee demand for learning. British Educational Research Journal, 38 (3). pp. 515-532. doi:10.1080/01411926.2011.557421 ISSN 0141-1926.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01411926.2011.557421
Abstract
In order to boost learning, recent UK governments have invested in trade union-led workplace learning. Investing in the supply of learning is useful but ignores the demand for learning by workers, about which there is little research. This paper addresses this lacunae by analysing worker demand for learning, which workers want learning, what learning is demanded and why, and what factors might best lever learning. Data come from two surveys of potential learners and union learning representatives. Findings reveal a large demand for learning and that unions can lever this learning. Findings also suggest further policy development to address problems associated with union-led learning.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Employees -- Training of -- Great Britain, Employees -- Coaching of -- Great Britain, Mentoring in business -- Great Britain, Labor unions , Occupational training , Occupational retraining, Work | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | British Educational Research Journal | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
ISSN: | 0141-1926 | ||||
Official Date: | June 2012 | ||||
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Volume: | 38 | ||||
Number: | 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 515-532 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/01411926.2011.557421 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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