Learning on the Shop Floor: Historical Perspectives on Apprenticeship (International Studies in Social History)
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Learning on the Shop Floor: Historical Perspectives on Apprenticeship (International Studies in Social History)

Learning on the Shop Floor: Historical Perspectives on Apprenticeship (International Studies in Social History)

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Bert De Munck (Contributor) Steven L. Kaplan (Contributor) Hugo Soly (Contributor)  

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Apprenticeship or vocational training is a subject of lively debate. Economic historians tend to see apprenticeship as a purely economic phenomenon, as an 'incomplete contract' in need of legal and institutional enforcement mechanisms. The contributors to this volume have adopted a broader perspective. They regard learning on the shop floor as a complex social and cultural process, to be situated in an ever-changing historical context. The results are surprising. The authors convincingly show that research on apprenticeship and learning on the shop floor is intimately associated with migration patterns, family economy and household strategies, gender perspectives, urban identities and general educational and pedagogical contexts.
Bert De Munck is Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, where he teaches social and economic history of the early modern period, history and social theory, and European ethnology and heritage. His research focuses on the history of craft guilds, 'social capital' and vocational education.
  • Contributor: Bert De Munck
  • Imprint: Berghahn Books
  • ISBN13: 9781845453411
  • Number of Pages: 242
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
  • Packaged Weight: 499
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books
  • Release Date: 2007-12-01
  • Series: International Studies in Social History
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Bert De Munck is Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, where he teaches social and economic history of the early modern period, history and social theory, and European ethnology and heritage. His research focuses on the history of craft guilds, 'social capital' and vocational education.

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