Reviews : Help Yourself to Learning at Work Julia Waldman Russell House Publishing, 1999; pp150; £13.95, pbk ISBN 1-898924-44-9
| Date | 01 December 2000 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455050004700423 |
| Author | Alex Roberts |
| Published date | 01 December 2000 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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changes
in
the
youth
justice
policy
a
consideration
of
how
this
policy
may
be
mediated
by
the
YJB,
practitioners,
and
the
academics
involved
in
evaluating
the
many
demonstration
projects,
would
have
been
a
critical
debate.
Hester
(chapter
8)
touches
briefly
on
some
of
this
in
his
conclusion,
but
a
fuller
examination
would
have
added
considerably
to
current
debate
in the
field.
This
is
a
good
book
for
students
who
want
one
ready
source
for
many
of
the
key
debates
in
youth
justice
at
this
time.
For
practitioners
and
the
more
general
reader
it
is
a
book
to
dip
into
for
particular
chapters,
some
of
which
are
clear
and
concise.
Elaine
Arnull
Senior
Lecturer
in
Criminal
Justice,
University
of
Hertfordshire
Help
Yourself
to
Learning
at
Work
Julia
Waldman
Russell
House
Publishing,
1999;
pp150; £13.95,
pbk
ISBN
1-898924-44-9
As
a
life-long
learner
at
work,
this
is
the
book
that
I
wanted
to
write.
Never
mind,
I
will
just
have
to
console
myself
with
the
fact that
I
have
read
it.
It is
a
fascinating
read,
with
good
advice,
good
ideas
and
just
enough
theory
to
make
it
interesting,
all
neatly
compacted
into
150
well
presented
pages.
I
found
the
layout
of
the
book
to
be
very
suitable
to
my
learning
style.
I
particularly
like
the
technique
of
heading
each
chapter
with
an
apt
quotation
as
it
not
only
sets
the
chapter
in
context
but
also
serves
to
increase
the
reader’s
own
vocabulary
of
quotations.
So
why
do
we
need
a
book
that
tells
us
how
to
learn?
Is
learning
not
something
that
comes
almost
naturally?
In
my
view,
personal
and
professional
development
depends
on
the
self
creation
of
learning
opportunities.
I
would
argue
that
the
bulk
of
learning
takes
place
outside
the
safe
confines
of
the
training
room.
The
author
confirms
this
and
the
chapter
concerning
self
management
in
learning
gives
some
really
good
advice
on
getting
organised
and
keeping
focused.
This
is
something
I
could
have
done
with
back
in
1983
when
I
first
started
serious
learning
with
the
Open
University.
Anyone
who
has
studied
in
this
manner
will
know
that
to
do
this
while
holding
down
a
job
and
caring
for
a
family
is
a
task
that
calls
for
imagination,
determination
and
survival
skills.
Others
may
be
more
interested
in
theory
or
research.
If
so
it
is
all
there
and
more.
I
believe
that
Julia
Waldman
has
provided
us
with
a
vital
tool
in
preparing
for
and
coping
with
the
inevitable
changes
that
are
facing
practitioners
in
all
services,
both
at
present
and
in
the
future.
As
for
myself,
I
have
recently
been
seconded
to
the
position
of
national
trainer
and
have
recently
been
analysing,
as
probation
officers
do,
what
I
have
to
offer.
After
reading
Help
Yourself
to
Learning
at
Work
I
think
I
have
the
answer:
it
goes
like
this;
I
learn,
I
help
others
to
learn,
I
learn,
and
so
on.
Alex
Roberts
Probation
Officer,
Lancashire
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