Learning for/at work : Somali women "doing it for themselves"

Learning for/at work : Somali women "doing it for themselves"

Morris, Gayle and Beckett, David 2004, Learning for/at work : Somali women "doing it for themselves", Journal of workplace learning, vol. 16, no. 1/2, pp. 75-82.

Title	Learning for/at work : Somali women "doing it for themselves"
Author(s)	Morris, Gayle Beckett, David
Journal name	Journal of workplace learning
Volume number	16
Issue number	1/2
Start page	75
End page	82
Publisher	Emerald
Place of publication	Bingley, England
Publication date	2004
ISSN	1366-5626 1758-7859
Keyword(s)	culture (sociology) literacy employment somalia women learning
Summary	This article draws on the understanding of the lives and experiences of two Somali women, as case studies, to examine the relationship between identity, work and language learning. It begins with a brief discussion of embodied knowledge, with a view to exploring how “know how” intersects with literacy and identity. The article then moves to the two case studies to illustrate how certain experiences of work, and of seeking work, embody vital knowledge. The article concludes by considering how this practical embodied knowledge can be confirmed and harnessed to enrich adults’ learning for the workplace.
Language	eng
Field of Research	130302 Comparative and Cross-Cultural Education 130213 Vocational Education and Training Curriculum and Pedagogy
HERDC Research category	C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice	©2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30025960

Document type:	Journal Article
Collection:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

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