Learning Through Work

Drawing on three decades of practical investigations, this book establishes new understandings about the importance of learning through work, outlining its purposes, contributions, conceptions and the curriculum, pedagogical and personal practices that shape its effectiveness.

Stephen Billett is Professor of Adult and Vocational Education at Griffith University, Australia, a Fellow of Social Science Academy of Australia, National Teaching Fellow, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Fulbright scholar and awarded honorary doctorates from the universities of Jyvaskala (Finland), Geneva (Switzerland) and West (Sweden). He has worked in manufacturing, as a vocational educator, teacher educator, professional developer and policy roles in vocational education and as a teacher and researcher at Griffith University.