Showing papers on "Tacit knowledge published in 1983"
TL;DR: It is argued that ‘flexible’ automation can allow a less divisive form of work with a craft basis, if non-specialised work-teams are established by acknowledging the continuing relevance of the tacit character of craft expertise for the effective use of the new automation processes.
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01 Jul 1983
TL;DR: In this article, Tacit knowledge in social work research and practice is discussed, with a focus on the use of Tacit Knowledge in Social Work Research and Practice (TWC).
Abstract: (1985). Tacit knowledge in social work research and practice. Smith College Studies in Social Work: Vol. 55, No. 2, pp. 137-149.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present data gathered during a participant-observation study of an educational program for adults identified as mentally retarded, and the difficulties inherent in trying to make retarded people appear normal (normalization) and the implications of these for the study of social interaction are examined.
Abstract: This article presents data gathered during a participant-observation study of an educational program for adults identified as mentally retarded. The difficulties inherent in trying to make retarded people appear normal (normalization) and the implications of these for the study of social interaction are examined. “Normal” social interaction is shown to depend upon a huge body of tacit knowledge as well as an assumption by the participants that they share a common understanding of the situation at hand.
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