468-125 Work & the Professions:Challenges&Change

This subject offers a study of the changing world of work and the professions and the evolution of the labour market in the light of the emerging 'knowledge economy', including various conceptualisations of such change and of their educational implications. Particular attention will be given to: contested purposes in learning at and through work; the shift from institutional knowledge to 'working knowledge'; the blurring of traditional boundaries of learning institutions, such as the informal and semi-formal processes of workplace learning; and the ensuing roles and identities of the education professional.

An investigative task of 1500 words (40%) (due mid-semester); a case study of 2500 words (60%) (due end of semester). There is scope for negotiation within assessment tasks: 4000-word total requirement may be met by the completion of two tasks, or their combination as a single task.

A book of readings will be made available.