Creating a Learning Society?: Learning Careers and Policies for Lifelong Learning - Softcover

Stephen Gorard; Gareth Rees

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861342861 ISBN 13: 9781861342867

Publisher: Policy Press, 2002

Synopsis

Lifelong learning is a key government strategy - both in the UK and internationally - to promote economic growth and combat social exclusion. This book presents a highly innovative study of participation in lifelong learning and the problems which need to be overcome if lifelong learning policies are to be successful. It: provides a systematic analysis, based on innovative empirical research, of the social and economic realities which actually determine patterns of participation in lifelong learning; shows what the factors are that shape people's participation, or their decision not to participate; offers new insights into the processes of lifelong learning, which have important implications for the development of more effective policies.

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About the Author

Stephen Gorard is a Reader at the Cardiff University School of Social Sciences and Professor of Social Policy and Administration and Head of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Birmingham. He has written widely about British social policy, including two leading textbooks. Gareth Rees is a Professor and the Deputy Director at the Cardiff University School of Social Sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861342861
• ISBN 13: 9781861342867
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208