Synopses & Reviews
Review
This is a strong book with a powerful message. Research specialists will be interested by the methods used to investigate learning throughout the lifespan. The findings are highly original, and should make a considerable impact in Britain and elsewhere on scholars and policy makers alike. Professor John Field, Department of Continuing Education, University of Warwick
Review
... a solid, rigorous piece of research, with relevance far beyond the one area of Wales that the authors studied. It is an important contribution to our understanding of what we (and our policy makers) mean by lifelong learning. Learning and Skills Research
Review
... provide ideas and insights into new policy developments which will inevitably, if policy-makers take note, lead to progressive initiatives. The Welsh Journal of Education
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Stephen Gorard, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University and Gareth Rees, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
Table of Contents
Contemporary policies for a learning society
Lifelong learning trajectories
History, place and the learning society: the case of South Wales
Patterns of individual participation in adult learning
Families and the formation of learner identities
Lifelong learning trajectories and the two dimensions of change over time. The role of informal learning with Ralph Fevre
The learning society and the economic imperative
The impact of policies to widen participation with Neil Selwyn
The prospects for a learning society