Creating a learning society?

Learning careers and policies for lifelong learning

By: Stephen Gorard, Gareth Rees

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Paperback | 22 May 2002 | Edition Number 1

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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. "Creating a learning society?" is a stimulating read for lifelong learning practitioners, as well as policy makers and researchers in this field.

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"This is a strong book with a powerful message. Research specialists will be interested by the methods used to investigate learning throughout the lifespan. The findings are highly original, and should make a considerable impact in Britain and elsewhere on scholars and policy makers alike." Professor John Field, Department of Continuing Education, University of Warwick. "... a solid, rigorous piece of research, with relevance far beyond the one area of Wales that the authors studied. It is an important contribution to our understanding of what we (and our policy makers) mean by lifelong learning." Learning and Skills Research

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List of tables and figures
Acknowledgements
Preface
Contemporary policies for a learning society	p. 1
Lifelong learning trajectories	p. 15
History, place and the learning society: the case of South Wales	p. 31
Patterns of individual participation in adult learning	p. 43
Families and the formation of learner identities	p. 65
Lifelong learning trajectories and the two dimensions of change over time	p. 87
The role of informal learning	p. 105
The learning society and the economic imperative	p. 121
The impact of policies to widen participation	p. 135
The prospects for a learning society	p. 145
References	p. 157
App.: The research sites	p. 179
Index	p. 185
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