Who stands to gain from union-led learning in Britain? Evidence from surveys of learners, union officers and employers
This article considers the potential gains which the union-led learning agenda may provide for its various stakeholders in Britain. To do this, it draws on extensive surveys of individual learners, trade union workers and employers to evaluate the extent of possible gains. The article argues that th...
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| author | Stuart, M. Cutter, J. Cook, H. Winterton, J. |
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| description | This article considers the potential gains which the union-led learning agenda may provide for its various stakeholders in Britain. To do this, it draws on extensive surveys of individual learners, trade union workers and employers to evaluate the extent of possible gains. The article argues that the union-led learning agenda may open a new and novel channel for unions to develop voice around learning at the workplace within a liberal market environment. The findings show that purported gains have been realized by all parties, but suggest that any notion of mutuality is dependent on the workplace structures of voice and codification that unions are looking to build around learning, such as learning agreements. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-269942017-09-13T15:31:14Z Who stands to gain from union-led learning in Britain? Evidence from surveys of learners, union officers and employers Stuart, M. Cutter, J. Cook, H. Winterton, J. This article considers the potential gains which the union-led learning agenda may provide for its various stakeholders in Britain. To do this, it draws on extensive surveys of individual learners, trade union workers and employers to evaluate the extent of possible gains. The article argues that the union-led learning agenda may open a new and novel channel for unions to develop voice around learning at the workplace within a liberal market environment. The findings show that purported gains have been realized by all parties, but suggest that any notion of mutuality is dependent on the workplace structures of voice and codification that unions are looking to build around learning, such as learning agreements. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26994 10.1177/0143831X12442579 Sage Publications restricted |
| spellingShingle | Stuart, M. Cutter, J. Cook, H. Winterton, J. Who stands to gain from union-led learning in Britain? Evidence from surveys of learners, union officers and employers |
| title | Who stands to gain from union-led learning in Britain? Evidence from surveys of learners, union officers and employers |
| title_full | Who stands to gain from union-led learning in Britain? Evidence from surveys of learners, union officers and employers |
| title_fullStr | Who stands to gain from union-led learning in Britain? Evidence from surveys of learners, union officers and employers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Who stands to gain from union-led learning in Britain? Evidence from surveys of learners, union officers and employers |
| title_short | Who stands to gain from union-led learning in Britain? Evidence from surveys of learners, union officers and employers |
| title_sort | who stands to gain from union-led learning in britain? evidence from surveys of learners, union officers and employers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26994 |