Access, lifelong learning and education for all

"The time is ripe for re-evaluation of access, lifelong learning and education for all in the light of contemporary social and ecological perspectives. This book lays the ground for this critical examination. The three different but intersecting and overlapping domains are explored conceptually...

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Other Authors Parry, Gareth, 1950- (Editor), Osborne, Michael, 1954- (Editor), Scott, Peter (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
SeriesPalgrave studies in adult education and lifelong learning,
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783031123429
9783031123412
ISSN2524-6321
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xi, 352 stran) : ilustrace

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I Policy, Theory, Research
  • Chapter 1 Access, Equity and Widening Participation
  • Chapter 2 Human Capital Theory and its Discontents
  • Chapter 3 Adult and Lifelong Learning Epistemologies in Africa
  • Chapter 4 Widening Access to Higher Education: Changing Demographics, Overcoming Old Barriers and the Role of Lifelong Learning
  • Part II Boundaries and Pathways,- Chapter 5 Beyond the Segmentation between Vocational Training and Higher Education: New Qualification Pathways in Germany
  • Chapter 6 Community Colleges in the United States: Navigating Multiple Missions During Uncertain Times
  • Chapter 7 The Alternative Route Revisited
  • Chapter 8 Higher Level Vocational Qualifications as Pathways to Work and Further Study
  • Part III Movements, Communities, Centres
  • Chapter 9 Partial Inclusions: Smart Cities, Labour Market and Educational Opportunities in India
  • Chapter 10 Community Learning Centres in the Asia Region: Popular Education and Community Transformation
  • Chapter 11 Learning Outside the Academy: Conceptual Debates and Research Challenges
  • Chapter 12 Relations in Learning and Research: the Case of the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning.