Del i serien Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning

Access, Lifelong Learning and Education for All

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

AvGareth Parry,Michael Osborne,Peter Scott

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This book examines access, lifelong learning and education for all, which have been policy preoccupations in all countries for more than half a century, but have been overlaid and pushed aside by the development of mass higher education.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-03-24
Mått148 x 210 x 28 mm
Vikt582 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
Antal sidor352
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031123412

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Gareth Parry is Professor Emeritus at the University of Sheffield, UK, where he was Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education.Michael Osborne is Professor in Adult and Lifelong Learning at the University of Glasgow, UK, where he is Director of the Centre for Research and Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning. Peter Scott is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Studies at the Institute of Education, University College London, UK, and was Scotland's Commissioner of Fair Access.

Contents 1 Introduction.- Part I Access Beyond Elites.- Chapter 2 Access, Equity and Widening Participation.- Chapter 3 Human Capital Theory and Its Discontents.- Chapter 4 Adult and Lifelong Learning Epistemologies in Africa.- Chapter 5 Widening Access to Higher Education: Changing Demographics, Overcoming Old Barriers and the Role of Lifelong Learning.- Part II Alternative Pathways.- Chapter 6 Beyond the Segmentation Between Vocational Training and Higher Education: New Qualification Pathways in Germany.- Chapter 7 Community Colleges in the United States: Navigating Multiple Missions During Uncertain Times.- Chapter 8 The Alternative Route Revisited.- Chapter 9 Higher Level Vocational Qualifications as Pathways to Work and Further Study.- Part III Learning in Community Settings.- Chapter 10 Partial Inclusions: Smart Cities, Labour Market and Educational Opportunities in India.- Chapter 11 Community Learning Centres in the Asia Region: Popular Education and Community Transformation.- Chapter 12 Learning Outside the Academy: Conceptual Debates and Research Challenges.- Chapter 13 Relations in Learning and Research: The Case of the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning.