I’m very glad to announce that the fourth book in ESREA book series now is published, Working and Learning in Times of Uncertainty. Challenges to Adult, Professional and Vocational Education. This book is edited by the network conveners for ESREA research network for Working Life and Learning, Sandra Bholinger, Ulrika Haake, Christian Helms Jørgensen, Hanna Toiviainen and Andreas Wallo. For more information and content of the book see the attached flyer and please, spread it in your network.

The Book series is published in collaboration with SensePublishers and are open access. You can found all the published books here: https://www.sensepublishers.com/catalogs/bookseries/research-on-the-education-and-learning-of-adults/

Best regards

Sofia

• Working and Learning in Times of Uncertainty. Challenges to Adult, Professional and Vocational Education
• Sandra Bohlinger - Dresden University of Technology, Germany
• Ulrika Haake - Umeå University, Sweden
• Christian Helms Jørgensen - Roskilde University, Denmark
• Hanna Toiviainen - University of Helsinki, Finland and Andreas Wallo (Eds.) - Linköping University, Sweden

This book analyses the challenges of globalisation and uncertainty impacting on working and learning at individual, organisational and societal levels. Each of the contributions addresses two overall questions: How is working and learning affected by uncertainty and globalisation? And, in what ways do individuals, organisations, political actors and education systems respond to these challenges?

Part 1 focuses on the micro level of working and learning for understanding the learning processes from an individual point of view by reflecting on learners’ needs and situations at work and in school-work transitions. Part 2 addresses the meso level by discussing sector-specific and organisational approaches to working and learning in times of uncertainty. The chapters represent a broad range of branches including public services (police work), the automotive sector and the health sector (elderly care). Finally, Part 3 addresses the macro level of working and learning by analysing how to govern, structure and organise vocational, professional and adult education at the boundaries of work, education and policy making. 

Sofia Nyström
Senior lecturer
Secretary of the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA) - www.esrea.org