The sociology of job training

• Other Authors: Bills, David B., 1953-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; London : JAI, 2003.
• Series: Research in the sociology of work ; v. 12.
• Subjects: Occupational training > Social aspects.; Industrial sociology.; Employer-supported education > Social aspects.; Sociology: work & labour.; Business & Economics > Labor.; Social Science > Sociology > General.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849501569 (electronic bk.) : 1849501564 (electronic bk.) : 0762308869 (hbk.); 9780762308866 (hbk.)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

How workers learn how to do their jobs is central to an understanding of the changing nature of work in post-industrial society. The role of job or worker training has, however, been underdeveloped in sociological theories of work and the labor market. By most accounts, the ongoing penetration of in...