Mimetic Learning at Work: Learning in the Circumstances of Practice (SpringerBriefs in Education)
Stephen Billett
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Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Education. Num Pages: 107 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNP; JNRV; JNT; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 210.
The concept of mimetic learning at work is outlined and elaborated in this text. That elaboration consists of an account of how securing occupational capacities has been primary associated with learning processes and an explanation of those processes. Much, and probably most, of the learning and development across individuals working lives occurs outside of circumstances of direct guidance or instruction. Yet, recent considerations of individuals’ epistemologies and developments form anthropology and cognitive science suggest that current explanations about individuals’ contributions to learning at and through work are incomplete. So, there is need for an emphasis on individuals’ processes of learning, both within ... Read more
The concept of mimetic learning at work is outlined and elaborated in this text. That elaboration consists of an account of how securing occupational capacities has been primary associated with learning processes and an explanation of those processes. Much, and probably most, of the learning and development across individuals working lives occurs outside of circumstances of direct guidance or instruction. Yet, recent considerations of individuals’ epistemologies and developments form anthropology and cognitive science suggest that current explanations about individuals’ contributions to learning at and through work are incomplete. So, there is need for an emphasis on individuals’ processes of learning, both within ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Education
Number of Pages
107
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319092768
SKU
V9783319092768
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