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Berghahn Books Learning on the Shop Floor Historical Perspectives on Apprenticeship 2007 Edition by Bert De Munck, Steven L. Kaplan, Hugo Soly
Apprenticeship or vocational training is a subject of lively debate. Economic historians tend to see apprenticeship as a purely economic phenomenon, as an 'incomplete contract' in need of legal and institutional enforcement mechanisms. The contributors to this volume have adopted a broader perspective. They regard learning on the shop floor as a complex social and cultural process, to be situated in an ever-changing historical context. The results are surprising. The authors convincingly show that research on apprenticeship and learning on the shop floor is intimately associated with migration patterns, family economy and household strategies, gender perspectives, urban identities and general educational and pedagogical contexts. Table of contents :- List of Figures and TablesPrefaceIntroduction Chapter 1. 'Learning on the Shop Floor' in Historical PerspectiveBert De Munck and Hugo SolyPART I: BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOUSEHOLDChapter 2. Apprentices, Servants and Other Workers: Apprenticeship in JapanMary Louise NagataChapter 3. From School to Workshop: Pre-training and Apprenticeship in Old Regime FranceClare CrowstonPART II: BETWEEN CONTRACT AND PRACTICEChapter 4. Apprenticeship and Guild Control in the Netherlands, c.1450-1800Karel DavidsChapter 5. Construction and Reproduction: The Training and Skills of Antwerp Cabinetmakers in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth CenturiesBert De MunckChapter 6. Learning by Brewing: Apprenticeship and the English Brewing Industry in the Late Victorian and Early Edwardian PeriodJonathan ReinarzPART III: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTSChapter 7. Silk Weaver and Purse Maker Apprentices in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century ViennaAnnemarie Steidl Chapter 8. Social Mobility and Apprenticeship in Late Medieval FlandersPeter StabelChapter 9. Apprentices in the German and Austrian Crafts in Early Modern Times: Apprentices as Wage Earners?Reinhold ReithConclusion Chapter 10. Reconsidering Apprenticeship: AfterthoughtsSteven L. KaplanNotes on ContributorsIndex