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Work and Lifelong Learning Resource Base
Materials for Teaching,
Research and Policy Making
Principal Investigator:
D. W. Livingstone
Team Members: Milosh M. Raykov
K. Pollock, F. Antonelli, A. Scholtz
Introduction
David W.
Livingstone,
Principal Investigator
Canada Research Chair in Lifelong Learning and Work
The purpose of
the Work and Lifelong Learning Resource Base (WALLRB)
is to provide a wide range of bibliographic references and
links to full-text sources of research on diverse forms of
lifelong learning and diverse forms of work, with a primary
focus on the relations between learning and work. The
conceptions of learning (including formal schooling,
continuing education, informal education and non-taught
informal learning) and of work (including household and
volunteer work as well as paid employment) are more inclusive
than prior common usage and bibliographic conventions have
encouraged. Sections on general theoretical perspectives and
relevant research methods are included as well as specific
studies of different aspects of work, learning, work-learning
relations and several other topics. The current version of the
WALLRB focuses on materials from the 2000 to 2006
period, with a few earlier items.
The WALLRB
is being developed under the sponsorship of the Canadian
Foundation for Innovation (CFI) fund award associated with the
Canada Research Chair in Lifelong Learning and Work. The
WALLRB is coordinated by the Centre for the Study of
Education and Work (CSEW), located at the Ontario Institute
for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
(OISE/UT). This collection of learning and work resources was
developed in consultation with OISE/UT library staff and many
of these resources may be found in the OISE/UT library.
The WALLRB
provides extensive coverage of international, mostly English
language sources and includes: (1) the most extensive current
annotated bibliography of research and policy studies on
lifelong learning and work issues; (2) an extensive listing
and data archive of recent surveys and case studies on
learning and work; and (3) a growing collection of books,
articles and other materials related to CSEW to be accessible
through the University of Toronto library system.
The WALLRB
builds on related bibliographic research done by the research
network on the Changing Nature of Work and Lifelong Learning
(WALL) sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities
Federation of Canada (SSHRC). The preliminary WALL
bibliography (WALL Working Paper # 2 by Livingstone, Raykov
and Stowe), is available, along with other WALL General
Studies Papers at the WALL website (www.wallnetwork.ca). The
WALLRB also builds on the prior bibliographies focused
on informal learning (see Adams et al, 1999; Luciani, 2001)
produced by the SSHRC research network on New Approaches to
Lifelong Learning (NALL); these are available at the NALL
website (www.nall.ca). An annotated bibliography of many of
the research papers produced by NALL (Livingstone, 2006) is
also available at both the NALL and WALL websites.
WALLRB
CONTENT
1.
General Resources for Work and Learning
1.1.
Research Methods
for Studying Learning and Work Relations
1.2.
Compendium
of Surveys on Learning and Work
1.3.
Case Studies of
Learning and Work
2. Work
2.1.
General
Perspectives on the Changing Nature of Work
2.2.
Assessments of
"Knowledge-based Economy", “Post-Industrial
Society”, "New Economy" and Economic
Globalization
2.3.
Changes in
Paid Work and Employment Statuses
2.4.
Changes in
Household Work
2.5.
Changes in
Community Volunteer Work
3.
Learning
3.1.
Lifelong Learning
– General Perspectives on
Learning in Contemporary Society
3.2.
Formal
Education, Schooling
3.3.
Adult/Further/Continuing/Non-formal Education, Formal Training
3.4.
Informal
Education/Training
3.5.
Informal Learning,
Self-directed Learning
3.6.
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
4.
Work and Learning
4.1.
General
Perspectives on Learning-Work Relationships
4.2
Employment
and Education/Formal Training, Apprenticeships
4.3.
Employment and
Informal Education/Informal Learning
4.4.
Unpaid Work and
Learning
4.5.
Education-Job
Requirement Matching
(Underemployment and Underqualification)
4.6.
Power Relations
and Social Inequality in Work and Learning
4.7.
Work and Learning
and the Labour Movement/Unions
4.8.
School-to-Work Transitions
4.9.
Work and Learning
through the Adult Life Course
5.0. Other Topics in Learning and Work
5.1.
Technological
Change, Learning and Work
5.2.
Immigrants, Work
and Learning
5.3.
Disability,
Work and Learning
5.4.
Working
Conditions, Stress & Learning: Teachers & Other Workers
The WALLRB
relies primarily on the sources listed in the following table:
Sources:
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Libraries:
University of Toronto
York University
Ryerson University
Canadian National Library
US
Library of Congress |
Bibliographic Databases
Sociological
Abstracts
ERIC
Psyc INFO
Worldwide Political Science
Abstracts
Canadian Education Index
CBCA Full-text Education
Education-line: Electronic
Texts in Education and Training
MEDLINE |
Review of Relevant Journals
Journal of Education and Work
Studies in Adult Education
Work and Occupations
Work, Employment and Society
Canadian Journal of Sociology
Canadian Review of Sociology
and Anthropology
Annual Review of Sociology
American Journal of Sociology
British Journal of Sociology
of Education
Contemporary Sociology
International Journal of
Sociology
Women's Studies |
Government Sources
Statistics Canada
US Department of Labour
US
Department of education
International Labour Organization |
Internet Search Engines
www.google.com
scholar.google.com
www.yahoo.com
www.altavista.com
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The following
keywords, mostly drawn from prior bibliographic databases,
were used to aid the initial search process for relevant work
and learning studies:
Keywords:
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Learning
Adult
Education
Adult
Students
Continuing Education
Educational Environment
Educational Needs
Educational Practices
Educational Policy
Experiential Learning
Formal
Education
Informal
Learning
Informal
Education
Learning
Theories
Learning
Processes
Lifelong
Learning
Nonformal Learning
Nonformal Education
Participatory Education
Prior
Learning
Self-Directed Learning
Self-Planned Learning
Training
Vocational Learning
Vocational Education
Workplace Training
Workplace Learning
Workplace Literacy
Work
and Learning/ Learning and Work Relations
Career
Development
Education Work Relationship
Professional Development
Skill Development
Education and Employment
Partnerships in Education
School to Work Transitions
Apprenticeship
Paid Work Employment
Status
Knowledge Workers
Unemployment
Underemployment
Overqualification
Overschooling
Overeducation
Part-Time Work
Temporary Work
At Risk
Workers
Disabled
Workers
Immigrant Workers
Contingent Work
Self-Employment
Service
Personnel
Employee
Attitudes, Morale, Motivation, Participation, Rights,
Turnover
Employers’ Requirements
Employment Policy
Employment Practices
Employment Changes
Hiring
Practices
Work
Work Attitudes
Job Design
Environment
Organization
Skills
Conditions
Changes
in Paid Work
Unpaid Work
Volunteer Work
Community Work
Community Involvement
Household Work
Housework
Family
Family
Roles
Family
Structure
Family-Work Relationship
Homemakers |
Social Class
Class Analysis
Change
Social
Change
Computerization
Organizational Change
Economic
Change
Effects
Of Social Change
Globalization
Information Age
Information Economy
Information Society
Information Technology
Knowledge Based Economy (KBE)
Technology - Social Aspects
Economic Conditions
Economic
Policy
Power Relations
Sex
Roles
Division
of Labour
Life
Cycle
Sexual
Division of Labour Demand-Control
Effort-Reward Imbalance
Social
Control
Social Theories of Work and Learning
Research Methods
Case
Studies
Social
Surveys
Equality-Equity
Social
Inequality
Social
Justice
Discrimination
Disadvantaged
Labour/Labor
Labour
Movement
Social Movements
Industrial
Relations
Labour Relations
Labour
Force
Quality of Work
Job Characteristics
Job Satisfaction
Job Security
Work and
Stress
Working
Hours
Workload
Hours of
Work/Labour
Flexible
Working Hours
Labour Laws And
Legislation
Labour
Market
Labour
Supply
Labour
Turnover
Unions
Labour
Unions
Trade-Unions
Women in
Trade-Unions
Women
Labour Union
Labour Unions and Education
Labour
Education
Teacher Work
Teaching
Conditions
Teacher
Hours of Work
Teacher
Attitudes
Teacher
Supply/Demand
Teacher
Education
Student
Teachers
Demographics
Sex
Age
Race
Marital
Status
Single
Parents
Educational Status
Educational Attainment
Rural/Urban Regions
Occupation
Immigrant Status
Income |
The current
search was completed by relying on the general categories in
the table of contents in conjunction with these keywords.
Again, the emphasis throughout was on resources that addressed
the relations between work and learning. The WALLRB
is not intended to be inclusive of all relevant items but
indicative of the diversity of issues and representative of
the types of recent studies. Each item contains basic citation
information, an annotation and a set of keywords. Most
annotations are based on publicly available sources provided
through government agencies, most notably the ERIC database.
Website addresses for available relevant items are provided
and directly linked to the sources through the html version of
the WALLRB.
The WALLRB
can be searched through the table of contents categories,
keywords, or through a full-text search using any word
contained within the references. Indexes of authors cited and
keywords use in WALLRB are provided as search aids.
Either web interface or MS Word search functions may be used.
The WALLRB is available in several formats including
standard printed form as well as different electronic forms
(PDF, MS Word, searchable html, EndNote and RIS file format)
which should make this database almost universally accessible.
The WALLRB is accessible through the website
www.wallnetwork.ca, as well as through the web server
www.workandlearning.ca.
Together with the
Centre for the
Study of Education and Work (CSEW),
University of Toronto Library System has recently established
a research repository which makes studies developed through
the NALL and WALL research networks permanently available for
public access through the UT Library Website (https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/handle/
1807/2390).
The
infrastructure of WALLRB is designed to facilitate
continuing updating.
Most of the
item-by-item search process was conducted by Fab Antonelli,
Milosh Raykov and Katina Pollock. They each handled major
sections. Milosh integrated and formatted these materials. I
was responsible for editing. Rhonda Sussman assisted with
final editing. Others whose resource searches contributed to
specific sections were: Victoria Bowman, Kathryn Church,
Sandria Officer and Antonie Scholtz. We are grateful to
OISE/UT Education Commons staff who assisted in the
acquisition of library materials and development of the
searchable web interface for the resource base, most notably
Don Banh, Valerie Downs, Julie Hannaford and Judith Snow.
Any feedback
on the further development of the WALLRB is most
welcome. Please send any comments or suggestions to Dr. D.W.
Livingstone, Department of Sociology and Equity Studies,
OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1V6
(phone: 416 923-6641 x2703, email:
We hope the WALLRB will
become a widely usable resource base in learning and work as
well as a building block for continuing research, policy
formation and practice in this burgeoning field.
D. W.
Livingstone
November 30, 2006
Key Previous
Sources
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Adams, M., Livingstone, D.W., Roth, R., Sawchuk, P., Terepocki,
M. & Vanstone, S. (1999).
Preliminary
bibliography of the research network for new approaches to
lifelong learning (NALL).
NALL Working Paper No. 1. Toronto: Centre for the Study of
Education and Work, OISE/UT. Available at:
http://www.nall.ca/.
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Livingstone, D.W. (ed.) (2006).
NALL Working
Papers: Annotated Bibliography of Studies Based on Data from
the Research Network on New Approaches to Lifelong Learning.
Toronto: Centre for the Study of Education and Work, OISE/UT.
Available at:
http://www.nall.ca/ and
http://www.wallnetwork.ca.
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Livingstone,
D. W., Stowe, S. & Raykov M. (2003). Annotated bibliography
on the changing nature of work and lifelong learning. WALL
Working Paper 2. Toronto: Centre for the Study of Education
and Work, OISE/UT. Available at:
http://www.wallnetwork.ca/.
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Luciani, T.
(2001). Second NALL bibliography on informal and non-formal
learning. NALL Working Paper No. 48. Toronto: Centre for
the Study of Education and Work, OISE/UT. Available at:
http://www.nall.ca/.
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