Changing technologies and competition in the field of information and communication
technology (ICT) are challenging the learning of individual workers and teams alongside …

The debate on the status of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in science curricula is
currently centered on a juxtaposition of two incompatible frameworks: multiculturalism and …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to highlight the contradictions in the current maritime
education and training system (MET), which is based on competency‐based education …

Using cultural–historical activity theory as my framework, I report an empirical study of how
electrician apprentices learn to bend electrical conduits in college and on the job. The …

This chapter identifies and discusses the educational benefits of providing and integrating
experiences in practice settings within tertiary education programs. It does so by adopting a …

Purpose–This paper aims to present findings from an interpretative study documenting how
mobile project workers develop their conceptions of work performed in liminal (in-between) …

Researchers agree that schools construct a particular image of science, in which some
characteristics are featured while others end up in oblivion. The result is that although most …

Aik Ling: We have decided to present this Preface as a metalogue to capture the active
exchanges of our views, sometimes diverse and sometimes converging. The three of us …

Human consciousness and human knowledge have arisen, so suggests Karl Marx, in
practical work. Thus, practical work not only changes the world, but also it changes those …

Purpose This study examines employees' learning preferences in small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) at different life-cycle stages. Design/methodology/approach The study …