ABSTRACT

This text focuses on the political context of lifelong learning. It addresses the background, European and policy elements of lifelong learning, as well as providing a detailed consideration of the linkage of educational and political issues in this subject.

part |30 pages

The European context

part |62 pages

Challenges in the UK context

chapter |15 pages

Paying for lifelong learning

Problems and possibilities

chapter |12 pages

Quality and equality in lifelong learning

Intersections and collisions

chapter |14 pages

Bringing knowledge back in

Towards a curriculum for lifelong learning

part |95 pages

The policy focus under New Labour

chapter |14 pages

Hopes, contradictions and challenges

Lifelong learning and the further education sector

chapter |16 pages

Developing capability

Part-time higher education and lifelong learning

chapter |13 pages

Lifelong learning

Challenging learning and teaching in higher education