Synopses & Reviews
At a time of unprecedented expansion in universities, the publication of the Dearing Report into Higher Education and subsequent Government White Paper on lifelong learning prompted great debate in the UK.
The book discusses the idea of the learning society by reappraising the relationship between the university and the community, reviewing the demand for efficiency, effectiveness and accountability, especially with regard to its effect on curriculum management and quality.
Synopsis
This work challenges some of the assumptions behind recent thinking on lifelong learning and discusses the idea of the learning society through a reappraisal of the relationship between the university and the community. It reconsiders the demand for efficiency, effectiveness and accountability.
Description
Includes bibliographic references (p. 171-173) and index.