Full Description
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.
Contents
IntroductionPART I: BACKGROUND1. Adult Lifelong Learning Participation Definitions and Contexts2. Trends and Barriers in Adult Lifelong Learning Participation3. Lifelong Learning Participation The Behavioural Perspective4. Lifelong Learning Participation The Micro Sociological Perspective5. Lifelong Learning Participation Institutional Barriers6. Lifelong Learning Participation Country Level Determinants7. Lifelong Learning Participation The Need for IntegrationPART III ADVANCING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE8. Measuring Adult Lifelong Learning Participation9. Implications for Policy, Practice and Research
