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Ellen Boeren - Lifelong Learning Participation in a Changing Policy Context: An Interdisciplinary Theory - 9781137441829 - V9781137441829
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Lifelong Learning Participation in a Changing Policy Context: An Interdisciplinary Theory

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Description for Lifelong Learning Participation in a Changing Policy Context: An Interdisciplinary Theory hardcover. Drawing on the role of the individual adult, education and training institutions and countries' social policy actions, and borrowing insights from psychology, sociology and economics, this book presents an interdisciplinary theory exploring why adults do or do not participate in lifelong learning activities. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.

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.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137441829
SKU
V9781137441829
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Ellen Boeren
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.

Reviews for Lifelong Learning Participation in a Changing Policy Context: An Interdisciplinary Theory
“Boeren does an excellent job in arguing that there is a need for adult lifelong learning participation to be studied via an integrative interdisciplinary theory and to be perceived as a shared responsibility. … the reviewed book is a valuable contribution to the field and is a must-read piece for anyone who is interested in adult lifelong learning and/or cares ... Read more

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