Lifelong Learning and the New Educational Order
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1858563461 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Whose business is this lifelong learning thing? Edwin R. Anderson Mention the term "lifelong learning" around educators and their hearts immediately begin to flutter and they utter lovesick sighs of approval. That's all to the good, except that when you probe underneath the abstraction offered by "lifetime learning," you often don't find much of substance. Field's book is a pleasant partial exception. Pleasant because he gives lots of good information about how various institutions are dealing with the imperative offered by the observation that the world is changing evermore rapidly. Knowledge work does indeed imply that we have to continue learning over our adult lifespan. Certainly
. John Field is the first Professor of Lifelong Learning in Britain at Warwick University and is recognized as a leading authority in this field. He has lectured widely in the US and elsewhere in the English speaking world
"an authoritative and compelling account that provides a broad vista in a few pages fluent and highly accessible." (Higher Education Review)"comprehensive, readable and authoritative.a timely and informative book that should fuel further relevant debate, discussion and research." (Educational Management and Administration)"An important and original study.a book which will prove stimulating from beginning to end for all those with an interest in lifelong learning." (Journal of Philosophy of Education)"…post formal-education learning is worth doing, read this book." (British Journal of Educational Technology)
Yet governments often seem uncertain over the best means of achieving this desirable goal. It is required reading for academics with a scholarly interest in adult learning, as well as for teachers, managers and others who want to understand one of the most critical and fast-moving areas of modern educational policy.. John Field’s book explores the background to this sudden rise of interest among policy-makers, maps existing patterns of participation, evaluates the measures being developed to promote lifelong learning, and assesses the prospects of achieving a viable learning society. Lifelong learning remains an explosive policy issue. In Britain and elsewhere, governments are actively encouraging citiz