Creating a Learning Society?

Learning Careers and Policies for Lifelong Learning

• Author(s): Gorard, Stephen, Rees, Gareth,
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Pages: 192
• ISBN_10: 1861342861
  ISBN_13: 9781861342867
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Adult & Continuing Education , Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General , Education / Educational Policy & Reform / School Safety ,

Description:... Lifelong learning is a key government strategy - both in the UK and internationally - to promote economic growth and combat social exclusion. This book presents a highly innovative study of participation in lifelong learning and the problems which need to be overcome if lifelong learning policies are to be successful. It: provides a systematic analysis, based on innovative empirical research, of the social and economic realities which actually determine patterns of participation in lifelong learning; shows what the factors are that shape people's participation, or their decision not to participate; offers new insights into the processes of lifelong learning, which have important implications for the development of more effective policies.