Lifelong learning participation in a changing policy context [electronic book] : an interdisciplinary theory / Ellen Boeren.
By: Boeren, Ellen [author.]
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BookPublisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016Copyright date: ©2016 Description: online resource (x, 205 pages) : tables, illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137441829 (hardback); 9781137441836 (e-book).Subject(s): Adult learning -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 374 Online resources: E-book | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library eBook | 374 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Drawing on the role of individuals, education and training providers and countries' social policy actions, and borrowing insights from psychology, sociology and economics, this book works towards an interdisciplinary theory of adult lifelong learning participation. It explores the fragmented evidence of why adults do or do not participate in adult lifelong learning activities and focuses on the relevance of policy, the social character and expected benefits of lifelong learning participation and discusses the potential implications for policy, practice and research.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Background -- The contribution of disciplines to an interdisciplinary theory -- Advancing research and practice.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Ellen Boeren is Chancellor's Fellow at the Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, UK. She obtained her PhD at the University of Leuven (Belgium). Her research agenda mainly focuses on the participation of adults in lifelong learning. She is the Programme Director of the University of Edinburgh's Master in Educational Research.