{"product_id":"learning-and-work-and-the-politics-of-working-life-9780415557528","title":"Learning and Work and the Politics of Working","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge scale changes in work and education are a key feature of contemporary global transformations, with a pervasive politics that affects people's experiences of workplaces and learning spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thought-provoking book uses empirical research to question prevailing debates surrounding compliance at work, education and lifelong learning, and emphasises the importance of debate and dissent within the current terms and conditions of work. Examining a number of types of work, including teaching, nursing and social work, through a transnational research space, the contributors investigate how disturbances in work both constrain and enable collective identities in practical politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured around three main themes, the book covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisturbed work: with cases of occupational reform in nursing and vocational teaching in Finland and re-regulating work in Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisturbing work: examining contested occupational knowledge in Germa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This thought provoking book, written in an accessible style, will be of value to social workers, educationalists and health care professionals. Contributions are made from an international arena including Finland, Germany, Australia, UK and the USA.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Megan Thomas, International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2012\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e@contents: \u003cstrong\u003eSelected Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction- Disturbing work and transforming politics, \u003cem\u003eTerri Seddon, Lea Henriksson and Beatrix Niemeyer\u003c\/em\u003e 1. Disturbing Academic Work: Theorising a global book project \u003cem\u003eTerri Seddon, Lea Henriksson and Beatrix Niemeyer\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart 1 – Reconfiguring occupational orders\u003c\/strong\u003e 2. Human Service Labour Force in the Making: Spotlight on Finnish practical nurses \u003cem\u003eLea Henriksson\u003c\/em\u003e 3. Disputing Managerial Architecture in Educational Work: Irony as a liberating strategy for Finnish vocational teachers \u003cem\u003eKarin Filander\u003c\/em\u003e 4. Disturbing Work, Workspaces and Working Lives: Three Australian case studies \u003cem\u003eAnita Devos, Lesley Farrell and Terri Seddon\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart 2 – The politics of expertise\u003c\/strong\u003e 5. Reconstructing US Community College Faculty: Mobilising professional expertise \u003cem\u003eRichard L. Wagoner, John S. Levin and Susan Kater\u003c\/em\u003e 6. German School to Work Transition Programs: ‘Disturbing work’ for educators \u003cem\u003eBeatrix Niemeyer\u003c\/em\u003e 7. Paraprofessional Development in the UK: Ambivalences and contradictions \u003cem\u003eChris Kubiak\u003c\/em\u003e 8. Finnish Redefinitions of the ‘Social’ in Social Work: An eroding ethical discourse \u003cem\u003ePäivi Niiranen-Linkama\u003c\/em\u003e 9. Adult Literacy Teaching in Australia: Rethinking occupational knowledge \u003cem\u003eSue Shore\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart 3 – Navigating work-learning careers\u003c\/strong\u003e 10. An Australian Worker Navigating Precarious Work and Fluid Subjectivity \u003cem\u003eJohn Pardy\u003c\/em\u003e 11. Employers Coping with Their Aging Workforce in East Germany \u003cem\u003eRudolf Husemann\u003c\/em\u003e 12. Young Adults’ Career Prospects and Aspirations in East Germany and the US \u003cem\u003eAntje Barabasch\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCoda\u003c\/strong\u003e 13. A Politics of Working Life \u003cem\u003eFrigga Haug\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577325654359,"sku":"9780415557528","price":137.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415557528.jpg?v=1746094899","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/learning-and-work-and-the-politics-of-working-life-9780415557528","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}