Non/Working Lives: Implications of "Non-Standard Work Practices" for Literacy and Numeracy.

Autor/inn/en	Falk, Ian; Millar, Pat
Titel	Non/Working Lives: Implications of "Non-Standard Work Practices" for Literacy and Numeracy.
Quelle	(2002), (72 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-868039-43-8
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Basic Skills; Case Studies; Communication Skills; Developed Nations; Educational Research; Employment Potential; Employment Practices; Foreign Countries; Interpersonal Competence; Literacy Education; Literature Reviews; Numeracy; Part Time Employment; Telecommunications; Teleworking; Transfer of Training; Unemployment; Work Environment; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kommunikationsstil; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Berufspraxis; Ausland; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Rechenkompetenz; Part-time employment; Teilzeitbeschäftigung; Telekommunikationstechnik; Telework; Telearbeit; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Arbeitslosigkeit; Arbeitsmilieu; Australien
Abstract	Through a set of five detailed case studies of individuals representing the new conditions of un/employment, a research project generated new information and knowledge about effective communication skills, often referred to as generic and transferable, for people engaged in so-called new ways of working. These three research questions were addressed: What communicative skills did respondents report? Is there evidence the identified skills are generic and transfer? and What is the explanation for generic and transferable skills? A literature review produced a general profile of views about literacy and numeracy; an overview of research on generic skills to set the scene for one on the research of transfer of training; and a review of what it might mean to talk about non-standard work. The case studies were selected according to the criteria of non-standard workers, including casualization and out-sourcing, telecommuting, multiple jobs in which the employee is engaged, nature and frequency of non-work, and the phenomenon of portfolio work. Findings were that basic skills are not transferred but re-contextualized by new forms of situated learning; the terms "generic" and "transfer" are wrong and misleading; speaking and personal presentation skills are the leading communicative practices; successful communication is driven by the need and purpose of the learning; practice (in context) makes perfect; and the main game is good practice in learning. (Appendixes include 106 references and an interview schedule.) (YLB)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/alnarc/publications/02FalkandMillar.pd f.
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