Skilled workers of the early nineteenth century enjoyed a degree of professional independence because workplace knowledge and technical skill were their "property," or at least their attribute. In mos
This book draws on a 4-year study of boundaries between university-based professional education and professional practice, analysing the epistemic nature of professional work and identifying sources o
Working Knowledge: STEM Essentials for the 21st Century is designed to inspire a wide range of readers from high school and undergraduate students with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineerin
A love letter to Harvard from Harvard University Press, this book looks at the development of the social sciences (anthropology, sociology, history and philosophy of science) in the mid-twentieth cent
Based on five years of research in high school and community college programs, this book explores the potential for using work-based learning as part of a broad education reform strategy.
Describes the basics of the current knowledge movement in the organizational world. Drawing on the examples of over thirty firms, the authors explain what knowledge in an organization is, how managers
We are living in the age of imagination and communication. More than ever before, peoples' work requires them to think and talk. This book is about the new ways time is experienced and organised in po
Working with Paper builds on a growing interest in the materials of science by exploring the gendered uses and meanings of paper tools and technologies, considering how notions of gender impacted pape
Literary Nonfiction. Translated by Mary McLoughlin. "Freud was a psychoanalyst and not a case writer, the difference being that the psychoanalyst seeks to transmit not only truth but also knowledge. H
This volume contains cutting edge contributions that consider new approaches to three areas: the documentation of rock art; its interpretation using indigenous knowledge; and the presentation of rock
Working Regions focuses on policy aimed at building sustainable and resilient regional economies in the wake of the global recession. Using examples of four ‘working regions’ — regions where research
Working Regions focuses on policy aimed at building sustainable and resilient regional economies in the wake of the global recession. Using examples of four ‘working regions’ — regions where research
This comprehensive text takes a multi-disciplinary approach to bring together a complete range of perspectives on working with children.Highly structured in its format, this book offers explicit suppo
This book is the long-awaited companion volume to the highly acclaimed Expanding the Boundaries of Intellectual Property, published by Oxford University Press in 2001. That book argued for strong pri
"My mother still wants me to get a 'real' job. My father, who is retired after forty-four years in the merchant marine, has never read my work. When I visited recently, the only book in his house was
A number of years ago, Douglas Harper moved to northern New York to teach in a small college. Upon his arrival there his department chairman noted his eight-year-old Saab and said, "You'll be meeting
