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Lifelong Learning: Education across the lifespan

By John Field and Mal Leicester

Book information

Year
2000
ISBN
9780203183328, 9780750709903, 0750709901
LCC
LC5215 .L497 2000
Open Library ID
OL22368610M
Language
english
Format
CHM
Filesize
474 kB (485474 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
352\0
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

'Lifelong Learning' is a hot issue for educators across the world, as societies everywhere are concerned with developing a literate, skilled and flexible workforce and to widen participation in education at all levels and for all age-groups. This book covers all the major issues, with well-known academic contributors working in the field and covering the topics of theoretical, global and curriculum perspectives, widening participation and the industrial university.Topics covered include:* Community education* Popular education* Higher education* The corporate university* The school curriculum* Vocational studies.With contributors from China, Africa, USA, Canada, UK and other European countries, Lifelong Learning offers a comprehensive and challenging account of issues arising from varying lifelong learning decisions, and exposes the impact these decisions have on such a large majority of the population.

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