"Most labor economics textbooks pay little attention to actual labor markets, with the exception of the occasional reference to competitive labor markets like that of the United States. The Economics of Imperfect Labor Markets is the only textbook to focus on imperfectly competi…
In this book the authors tell their stories of action research in their own ways, and indeed, give expression to their own cultural positioning as they draw upon their extensive experience in the field and the academy. They write in terms of their own experience, but with a coll…
... The impact which my decisions will have on this child's life is enormous and far-reaching. Relatively speaking, the impact which she will have on my life is minimal. She will be a thought in my mind, at most, an incessant worry. Yet even this is grudged - we professionals te…
This unique international review of experience looks at the policies needed in both the private and the public sector for effective vocational education and training at all levels - from basic skills to continuing professional education.
Survey report on sociological aspects of social integration of migrant workers in existing social structures in France, Germany, Federal Republic, the UK and Switzerland - formulates a socialist theory relating to position in the working class, human relations and labour relatio…
Work-related learning is seen to be concerned with all forms of education and training related to the daily work of (new) employees. However, as this area of study becomes more prominent, debates have opened about the nature of the field, as well as about its configurations and …
Section 1. The emerging TVET landscape in the Asia-Pacific region -- section 2. TVET systems, emerging challenges and trends in TVET : country perspectives.
Mit dem Berufsbildungsgesetz (BBiG) von 1969 wurden die bis dahin geltenden Regelungen für die außerschulische berufliche Bildung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland vereinheitlicht und eine neue rechtliche Grundlage war gelegt. In diesem Sammelband sind Schlüsselthemen der berufl…
The workplace is now seen as an important learning environment, and businesses and government units are encouraged to become Learning Organisations. How does learning actually occur in the workplace? Billett analyses the strengths and limitations of on-the-job learning. A valuab…
The development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been associated with its growing petroleum industry since late 1930s. This development has created a sudden wealth in the country that shaped its labour market as well as its skill formation systems in the years after. It has al…
by Swanson, Richard A., Holton, Elwood F.
fromBK business book
Here, leading scholars in the field present an essential guidebook for the human resource development profession. Drawing on an extensive knowledge base, Swanson and Holton update their classic single volume compilation of the foundational materials of the profession.
