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Laboratory for Cognitive Studies of Work: A Case Study of the Intellectual Implications of a New Technology

Laboratory for Cognitive Studies of Work: A Case Study of the Intellectual Implications of a New... Laboratory for Cognitive Studies of Work: A Case Study of the Intellectual Implications of a New Technology LAURA M.W. MARTIN AND SYLVIA SCRIBNER City University of New York In this article, we review a number of themes that emerged as we undertook a study of how new technology affects the working procedures and mental activity of industrial machinists. This investigation, which focuses on computer numerical control (CNC) systems, is one of a number of case studies of work activities now being con- ducted in the Laboratory for Cognitive Studies of Work. For five years we have been analyzing the intellectual demands of a variety of salaried (e.g., production planner, expediter) and hourly jobs at various skill levels (stock room inventory man, machinist). We have selected these particular occupa- tions for study because the introduction of new technologies is rapidly chang- ing their content and requiring workers to master new forms of knowledge and new operational skills. Although each case study focuses on a particular occupation and technology, together they comprise an integrated program of research. The central objective of this program is to develop new concep- tual models of workplace learning that will provide a more adequate basis for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education SAGE

Laboratory for Cognitive Studies of Work: A Case Study of the Intellectual Implications of a New Technology

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SAGE
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© 1991 Teachers College, Columbia University
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0161-4681
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1467-9620
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10.1177/016146819109200402
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Laboratory for Cognitive Studies of Work: A Case Study of the Intellectual Implications of a New Technology LAURA M.W. MARTIN AND SYLVIA SCRIBNER City University of New York In this article, we review a number of themes that emerged as we undertook a study of how new technology affects the working procedures and mental activity of industrial machinists. This investigation, which focuses on computer numerical control (CNC) systems, is one of a number of case studies of work activities now being con- ducted in the Laboratory for Cognitive Studies of Work. For five years we have been analyzing the intellectual demands of a variety of salaried (e.g., production planner, expediter) and hourly jobs at various skill levels (stock room inventory man, machinist). We have selected these particular occupa- tions for study because the introduction of new technologies is rapidly chang- ing their content and requiring workers to master new forms of knowledge and new operational skills. Although each case study focuses on a particular occupation and technology, together they comprise an integrated program of research. The central objective of this program is to develop new concep- tual models of workplace learning that will provide a more adequate basis for

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Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education – SAGE

Published: Feb 1, 1991

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