Learning to be employable : new agendas on work, responsibility and learning in a globalizing world /

Learning to be employable : new agendas on work, responsibility and learning in a globalizing world /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
Description:	xii, 314 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Occupational training -- European Union countries. Occupational retraining -- European Union countries. Continuing education -- European Union countries. Work ethic -- European Union countries. Labor market -- European Union countries. Manpower policy -- European Union countries. Occupational training -- Sweden. Occupational retraining -- Sweden. Continuing education -- Sweden. Labor market -- Sweden. Manpower policy -- Sweden. Globalization. Continuing education. Globalization. Labor market. Manpower policy. Occupational retraining. Occupational training. Work ethic. Europe -- European Union countries. Sweden.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5138478

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Other authors / contributors:	Garsten, Christina. Jacobsson, Kerstin.
ISBN:	1403901058 (cloth)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The Individualization of work
A European Politics for Employability
Do it Yourself
Be a Gumby
Work as an Arena for Disciplining Mind, Body and Emotions
Team Working in Call Centres
Time for Competence?
Lifelong Learning
Roles, Reponses & Rhetoric
How to become an Expert on Management
Competing for Employability
Translating European Labour Market Discourse
Conclusion