Lifelong Learning for All? Policies, Barriers and Practical Reality for a Socially Excluded Group

Autor/inn/en	Stenfors-Hayes, Terese; Griffiths, Christopher; Ogunleye, James
Titel	Lifelong Learning for All? Policies, Barriers and Practical Reality for a Socially Excluded Group
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 27 (2008) 6, S.625-640 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
Schlagwörter	Investigations; Disadvantaged; Lifelong Learning; Foreign Countries; Social Isolation; Accessibility (for Disabled); Comparative Education; Questionnaires; Policy Analysis; Literature Reviews; Mental Health Programs; Social Services; Barriers; Social Support Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Untersuchung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Ausland; Soziale Isolation; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Fragebogen; Politikfeldanalyse; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	Lifelong learning is recognized as an important tool to reduce social exclusion, but out of the many investigations into the provision of lifelong learning in Europe none has yet sought to examine the specific situation of mental health care service users. This study examines the provision of lifelong learning for this disadvantaged group; it identifies current policies and explores the access to, and nature of, lifelong learning practices for mental health care service users in eight European countries. Data have been collected through a literature and policy review and through questionnaires completed by mental health practitioners in the eight countries. The study found broad compliance amongst the eight countries with the Lisbon policy goals on lifelong learning, but evidence of specific lifelong learning provision for mental health care service users is patchy and sporadic. The study identified the main benefits of, and the barriers to, the participation in lifelong learning for mental health care service users from the viewpoint of mental health professionals and practitioners. The implications for practice were described, and suggestions for actions were made for improving the lifelong learning provision for the target group. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10