Learning, Work and Social Responsibility
Karen Evans
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Paperback. This book captures the contradictions and dangers of equating lifelong learning with individualisation and individual responsibility in high insecurity societies. The author develops unique conceptual schema for rethinking 'structure and agency'. Series: Lifelong Learning Book Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
The concept of individual responsibility has taken on a signi?cance comparable to that of ‘choice’ in the global rise of neo-liberalism of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The rise of neo-liberalism is most often analysed through the lenses of theory, governmentality and societal structures. There has been a tendency for an- ysis to become overly abstract with the subjective experiences of the social actors missing dimensions in the literature. This book draws on more than 20 years of international research that has focused on the subjective experiences of people as actors in changing social landscapes. These landscapes are ... Read more
The concept of individual responsibility has taken on a signi?cance comparable to that of ‘choice’ in the global rise of neo-liberalism of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The rise of neo-liberalism is most often analysed through the lenses of theory, governmentality and societal structures. There has been a tendency for an- ysis to become overly abstract with the subjective experiences of the social actors missing dimensions in the literature. This book draws on more than 20 years of international research that has focused on the subjective experiences of people as actors in changing social landscapes. These landscapes are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Series
Lifelong Learning Book Series
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048182015
SKU
V9789048182015
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