We Need to Rethink What It Means to Be a Student

Autor/in	King, Christine
Titel	We Need to Rethink What It Means to Be a Student
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 22 (2011) 7, S.28-29 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Adult Students; Educational Needs; Lifelong Learning; Skill Development; College Role; Social Change; Educational Change; Access to Education; Educational Principles; Postsecondary Education; Adult Education; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Educational Environment; Scheduling; Part Time Students; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Sozialer Wandel; Bildungsreform; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsprinzip; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Disposition; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Großbritannien
Abstract	It is increasingly difficult to be a citizen, a family member or a worker, to be young or to be old, without the acquisition of new skills. And these are not simple skills; they are complex, creative, thought-provoking and challenging skills. Many more people are capable of acquiring and using these skills than have the opportunity to do so. Individuals need higher-level skills for their personal development. Communities and families need these skills to help them create new and better ways of living for themselves and for others, whether as part of the "Big Society" or not. Economic and social prosperity in the knowledge age rest not only on adults learning throughout their lives, much of the time in higher education, but also on universities' willingness to think radically about the changing needs of their students. The author argues that adult access to part-time and flexible study is simply non-negotiable. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK. Tel: +44-1162-044200; Fax: +44-1162-044262; e-mail: enquiries@niace.org.uk; Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk/publications/adults-learning
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10