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Critical Reflection on the Shop-Floor

Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)Published 8 March 2000Open access
Marianne van Woerkom, W.J. Nijhof, Loek Nieuwenhuis
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The results indicated that flexible craftsmanship is no neutral measure of output, because it takes into account only the employer's view of 'ideal employees'.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe on-the job learning and to find out if 'flexible craftsmanship' is a useful measure of output for on-the-job learning. The results indicated that flexible craftsmanship is no neutral measure of output, because it takes into account only the employer's view of 'ideal employees'. A certain form of on-the-job learning (namely critical reflection) may itself serve as a more neutral measure of output for further research.

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Social Sciences