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Ducey, Ariel.

Never Good Enough : Health Care Workers and the False Promise of Job Training. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (312 pages) - The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work Series . - The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Pull and Perils of Health Care Work -- Restructuring the New York Way -- The Promise of Training -- Too Skilled to Care -- "It All Comes Down to You" -- Training without End -- From Skills to Meaning -- A Common Cause -- Education as a Benefit -- Conclusion -- Appendix: A Note on Methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

A thoughtful and provocative critique of job training in the health care sector.

ISBN: 9780801460135

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hospitals -- Employees -- Training of -- New York (State) -- New York.
Health facilities -- Employees -- Training of -- New York (State) -- New York.
Hospitals -- Employees -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- New York.
Health facilities -- Employees -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- New York.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RA971.35 -- .D83 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 362.11068/3097471