The authors provide a variety of perspectives on the conceptualization of adult learning, drawing on sociology, psychology, adult education and applied research into how adults experience learning. Bringing together a number of major contributions to current debates about what learning during adulthood is for, what motivates learning, and how best it might be developed, the authors address a range of significant issues: what should be the context of learning programmed for adults, and who should decide?; what are the implications in general and for women in particular of the current emphasis...
The authors provide a variety of perspectives on the conceptualization of adult learning, drawing on sociology, psychology, adult education and applie...
In recent years, economic and demographic changes have brought into question the adequacy of initial education programmes for continuous employment. While the primary focus of debate has been on creating structures of continuous education and training linked to the economic needs of Britain, arguments and movements for wider access to all forms of learning have continued to be made. Drawing on the experience of other European countries as well as Britain, this book addresses the three major themes of the ongoing debates: who participates in what forms of education and training and how can...
In recent years, economic and demographic changes have brought into question the adequacy of initial education programmes for continuous employment. W...
In this book, the authors explore and clarify the nature of postmodernism and provide a detailed introduction to key writers in the field such as Lacan, Derrida, Foucault and Lyotard. They examine the impact which this thinking has had upon contemporary theory and practice of education, concentrating particularly upon how postmodernist ideas challenge existing concepts, structures and hierarchies. Usher has also published, with Bryant, Adult Education as Theory, Practice and Research (Routledge, 1989). Edwards has published, with Thorpe and Hanson, Culture and Processes of Adult Learning...
In this book, the authors explore and clarify the nature of postmodernism and provide a detailed introduction to key writers in the field such as Laca...
Europeans who considered emigrating to the American frontier in the nineteenth century could find little information about the real conditions they would face. And most of what was available the broadsides and advertisements of land companies, speculators, and promoters was highly suspect. Edwin A. Curley s 1875 account offered something different.
Edwin A. Curley was an English journalist writing for The Field: The Country Gentleman s Newspaper, a London weekly, at a time when the advice to migrating British farmers and farm laborers was that they would find their best chances in...
Europeans who considered emigrating to the American frontier in the nineteenth century could find little information about the real conditions they wo...
This text explores the different ways in which the various social practices in which people participate becomes signed as learning, how and why that occurs and with what consequences. It takes seriously the linguistic turn in social theory to draw upon semiotics and poststructuralism through which to explore the significance of lifelong learning as an emerging discourse in education.
This text explores the different ways in which the various social practices in which people participate becomes signed as learning, how and why tha...
The last fifteen years have seen much conceptual and methodological innovation in research on education and learning across the lifecourse, bringing both fresh insights and new dilemmas. This innovation was initially fuelled by the growing influence of conceptual framings often named as either post-structural or postmodern. The works of Foucault, Derrida and Lyotard have variously found their way into the canons of educational research, and in more recent years, the influence of the work of Deleuze and Guattari has also grown. This work has proved controversial both in the challenges it...
The last fifteen years have seen much conceptual and methodological innovation in research on education and learning across the lifecourse, bringin...
This book addresses the development of long-term interventions following disasters, emphasizing disadvantaged communities. Attention is given to the role of change agents, such as local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and psychosocial professionals, to ensure that the window of opportunity is realized, generating immediate help and sustained community development.
This book addresses the development of long-term interventions following disasters, emphasizing disadvantaged communities. Attention is given to the r...
This text explores the different ways in which the various social practices in which people participate becomes signed as learning, how and why that occurs and with what consequences. It takes seriously the linguistic turn in social theory to draw upon semiotics and poststructuralism through which to explore the significance of lifelong learning as an emerging discourse in education.
This text explores the different ways in which the various social practices in which people participate becomes signed as learning, how and why tha...
In the light of persistent concerns about the quality and relevance of educational research, nationally and internationally, there is a clear need to complement capacity building activities in the domain of methods and methodologies, with capacity building activities that focus on the roles of theory in educational research. This edited collection focuses on the contextual presence of theory, the practices of doing theory, and refractions on and agendas for theory respectively. This book is explicitly international in its scope and outlook, and aims to facilitate productive interaction and...
In the light of persistent concerns about the quality and relevance of educational research, nationally and internationally, there is a clear need ...
