The Benefits of Learning : The Impact of Education on Health, Family Life and Social Capital

ISBN-13: 9780415328012 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 213 str.

Tom Schuller; John Preston; Cathie Hammond

Opis

How does education and learning really impact on people's lives? Based on extended interviews with adults of all ages, The Benefits of Learning is a detailed, systematic and vivid account of the impact of formal and informal education on people's lives.

Spis treści

Part 1: Background and Approach 1. Studying Benefits 2. Three Capitals: A Framework Part 2: Themes and Case Studies 3. The Impacts of Learning on Well-being, Mental Health and Effective Coping 4. Mental Health and Well-being Throughout the Lifecourse 5. Family Life and Learning: Emergent Themes 6. Family life illustrated: transitions,responsibilities and attitudes 7. 'A continuous effort of sociability': Learning and Social Capital in Adult Life 8. Lifelong Learning and Civic Participation: Inclusion, Exclusion and Community Part 2: Drawing Together 9. The Benefits of Adult Learning: Quantitative Insights 10. Reappraising Benefits

O autorze

The authors are all members of the Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning, University of London.