Creating a Learning Society?: Learning Careers and Policies for Lifelong Learning

ISBN-13: 9781861342867 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 208 str.

Stephen Gorard; James Anthony Gardner; Gareth Rees

Opis

This book presents a highly innovative study of participation in lifelong learning and the problems which need to be overcome if lifelong learning policies are to be successful. It: provides a systematic analysis, based on innovative empirical research, of the social and economic realities which actually determine patterns of participation in lifelong learning;shows what the factors are that shape people's participation, or their decision not to participate; offers new insights into the processes of lifelong learning, which have important implications for the development of more effective policies.Creating a learning society? is a stimulating read for lifelong learning practitioners, as well as policy makers and researchers in this field.