Informal Learning, Practitioner Inquiry and Occupational Education

An Epistemological Perspective
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-54511-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

Informal Learning, Practitioner Inquiry and Occupational Education explores how practitioners in a variety of occupations perform their jobs and argues that working and learning are intricately connected. Drawing on theories around working and learning in informal, formal and lifelong settings, the book gives insights into how workers negotiate their occupational practices.

The book investigates four related concepts – informal learning, practitioner inquiry, occupational education and epistemological perspectives. The combinations of theories and empirical case studies are used to provide a conceptual framework of inquiry where knowledge, abilities, experiences and skill sets play a significant aspect. It presents 11 case studies of professions ranging from conventional occupations of acting, detective work, international road transportation to emerging professions of boardroom consultancy, nutritional therapy and opinion leadership.

This book will be of great interest for academics, scholars and postgraduate students who are engaged in the study of informal education, vocational education and occupation-related programmes. It will also offer significant insights for related education practitioners wanting to have greater understanding of their own journeys and practices.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loo, Sai

Sutton, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung, lebenslanges Lernen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. 2. Informal learning and occupational education literature review. 3.Perspectives from academe. 4. Case studies of 11 participants. 5. Findings, discussion and conceptualisation of informal learning in occupational practices. 6. Reflections of (informal) learning in occupational practices. Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Sai Loo is an academic at UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK.

Brian Sutton is Professor of Learning Performance at Middlesex University, UK