The Age of Learning: Education and the Knowledge Society.

Sonst. Personen	Jarvis, Peter (Hrsg.)
Titel	The Age of Learning: Education and the Knowledge Society.
Quelle	(2001), (230 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-7494-3411-2
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Adult Learning; Citizenship Education; Delivery Systems; Developed Nations; Educational Finance; Educational History; Educational Needs; Educational Philosophy; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Educational Technology; Educational Trends; Foreign Countries; Informal Education; Learning Processes; Lifelong Learning; Policy Formation; Postsecondary Education; Prior Learning; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Citizenship; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Auslieferung; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Bildungsfonds; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Unterrichtsmedien; Bildungsentwicklung; Ausland; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Politische Betätigung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Vorkenntnisse; Großbritannien
Abstract	This book's 18 chapters provide a multi-disciplinary analysis of lifelong learning and the learning society by doing the following: (1) examining the way that these phenomena have emerged; (2) analyzing the concepts; (3) discussing ways in which the learning society functions; (4) assessing the implications of the learning society for other sectors of the educational institution; and (5) reflecting on the age of learning. Many examples are taken from experiences in the United Kingdom. The following essays are included: "The Emerging Idea" (Linda Merricks); "Social, Economic, and Political Contexts" (Stephen McNair); "The Changing Educational Scene" (Peter Jarvis); "From Education Policy to Lifelong Learning Strategies" (Colin Griffin); "The Learning Society" (Colin Griffin and Bob Brownhill); "Lifelong Learning" (Bob Brownhill); "Paying for the Age of Learning" (Stephen McNair); "Work-Related Learning" (Paul Tosey and Stephen McNair); "Facilitating Access To Learning: Educational and Vocational Guidance" (Julia Preece); "Implications of the Learning Society for Education beyond School" (Linda Merricks); "The School in the Age of Learning" (John Holford and Gill Nicholls); "Corporations and Professions" (Peter Jarvis and Paul Tosey); "Implications for the Delivery of Learning Materials" (John Holford and Tom Black); "Implications for Including the Socially Excluded in the Learning Age" (Julia Preece); "The Public Recognition of Learning" (Peter Jarvis); "Questioning the Learning Society" (Peter Jarvis); "Civil Society and Citizenship in a Learning Age" (John Holford); and "Future Directions for the Learning Society" (Peter Jarvis and Julia Preece). Each essay lists references. (KC)
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