This text discusses the meaning of education through an examination of life paths, identities and significant learning experiences. Looking at education over three generations, the book demonstrates how the synthesis of social

This text discusses the meaning of education through an examination of life paths, identities and significant learning experiences. Looking at education over three generations (of war and scant education; of structural change and increasing educational opportunities; and of social well-being and wide educational choice) the book examines a variety of questions.