Learning accountability literacies in educational workplaces: Situated learning and processes of commodification

Language and Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-138

  Tusting, Karin ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

commodification; mastery; paperwork practices; situated learning; skilled knowledgeability; workplace literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857083788     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500782.2011.642879     Document Type: Article

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