1st Edition

Lifelong and Continuing Education What is a Learning Society?

Edited By Paul Oliver Copyright 1999
    257 Pages
    by Routledge

    257 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1999, this volume recognises that lifelong and continuing education is one of the main issues on the educational stage. In the United Kingdom it is a key feature of the government’s educational initiative as reflected in the Green Paper, ‘The Learning Age: a Renaissance for a New Britain’ [DfEE, 1988]. This book provides a range of contributions to the current debate from academic practitioners. It includes both theoretical discussions and empirically-based studies. Lifelong learning continues to raise important educational questions which are relevant in many countries. These include issues concerning how to enable individuals to reach their potential for self-fulfilment; how to ensure that educational opportunities are interesting and available to all; and how to ensure that a nation’s workforce is adaptable and well-educated. Each chapter explores a dimension of such fundamental questions.

    1. The Concept of Lifelong Learning. Paul Oliver. 2. Degrees of Adult Participation: Lifelong Learning in European Universities. Barbara Merrill. 3. Lifelong (L)earning and a ‘New Age’ at Work. Richard Edwards. 4. Adult Education with Theological Reflection: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach through Open Learning. Celia Deane-Drummond. 5. Identity, Risk and Lifelong Learning. Robin Usher. 6. Higher Education Courses in the Community: Issues Around Guidance and Learning Support for Non-Traditional Students. Julia Preece. 7. Mental Health and Adult Education. Katherine Hughes. 8. An Exploratory Examination of Changing Perceptions of Careership: The Implications for the Management of the Continuing Professional Development of Teachers. Loraine Powell. 9. Never Mind the Outcomes, What About the Experience: Lifelong Learning, Autobiography and Skills for Progression to Higher Education. Anna Paczuska. 10. Towards a Learning Society: The Role of Formal, Non-Formal and Informal Learning. Rosemary Moreland. 11. Lifelong Learning: Stretching the Discourse. Ian Martin. 12. Lifelong Learning for a Sustainable Future. Gillian Trorey, Cedric Cullingford and Barrie Cooper. 13. Employer Involvement in Lifelong Learning. Jill Mannion Brunt. 14. On Parenting and Being a Child: Lifelong or Short-Term Learning? Cedric Cullingford and Mary Morrison.

    Biography

    Paul Oliver