Learning Society and people with learning difficulties

Sheila Riddell is Professor of Social Policy (Disability Studies) and Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Stephen Baron is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, University of Glasgow. Alastair Wilson is Research Fellow in the Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research, University of Glasgow.

• Contents: Competing perspectives on lifelong learning and their implications for people with learning difficulties; Policy discourses and lifelong learning; Social justice and post-school education and training for people with learning difficulties; Lifelong learning for people with learning difficulties; Access to the open labour market by people with learning difficulties; Participation in supported employment; Community care, employment and benefits; Social capital, lifelong learning and people with learning difficulties; Regulated lives; Conclusion: implications of different versions of the Learning Society for people with learning difficulties.

"... a very useful and reflective book." Journal of Education and Work "The Learning Society and People With Learning Difficulties is a joy to read. It combines theoretical and policy analysis within a framework that is informed by a broad political awarness." Widening Particioation and Lifelong Learning "... a valuable contribution to wider debates about achieving social inclusion for disabled people ... I expect this text to offer much food for thought to policy makers and practitioners alike." Studies in the Education of Adults "The Learning Society and people with learning difficulties is a joy to read. It combines theoretical and policy analysis within a framework that is informed by a broad political awareness." Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning "Work in this field as applied to lifelong learning and disability is sadly lacking. This book addresses the gap in current literature. It is both theoretically innovative and empirically well-grounded, and accessible to a wide audience of academics, students, practitioners and policy makers." Mike Flude, Director, Postgraduate Programme, Open University