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| Sonst. Personen | Biney, Isaac Kofi (Hrsg.); Nixon, Paul G. (Hrsg.); Kleiweg De Zwaan, Rebecca (Hrsg.) |
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| Titel | Lifelong learning. Perspectives, opportunities and challenges. |
| Quelle | New York: Nova Science Publishers (2023), X, 226 S. |
| Reihe | Education in a competitive and globalizing world |
| Beigaben | Literaturangaben |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
| ISBN | 9798886975512 (gebundene Ausgabe); 9798886975796 |
| Schlagwörter | Adult education; Adult learning; Continuing education; Erwachsenenbildung; Erziehung |
| Abstract | "Whilst in the eons of history the term lifelong learning may be a relatively new addition to the language, the practices and experiences are most certainly not. Throughout human existence people have tried to improve their living conditions by accomplishing their tasks in more efficient and effective ways. This can often be linked to the notion of work but lifelong learning, whilst important in the workplace, affects all parts of our existence. It not only aids us to understand our tasks but also how we fit into a wider society. Without lifelong learning our society, and we as individuals, would stagnate. It is not something that we always do purposively but is a part of being human. We acquire skills and knowledge and then apply them sometimes in unrelated scenarios. Lifelong learning has benefits not just in terms of our work but can also help in terms of socialization. It also has potential health benefits for example in terms of enhancing neuroplasticity and aiding in the development of emotional intelligence and empathy for others. We become more confident in what we do as we achieve increased knowledge and understanding through lifelong learning as can be evidenced in many of the contributions in this edited collection. One important aspect is that whilst one can improve one's own skills through reflective engagement and experiential learning, one benefits and can learn from the lived experiences of others, adding their accumulated knowledge to one's own, gaining a wider perspective allowing one to develop a better skill set in any given situation and to enhance one's productivity. Whilst the chapters in this collection present wide and varied examples of how lifelong learning is undertaken ranging from would-be African entrepreneurs through to Western European performing artists, the collection is simply a minute sample of the almost infinite experiences of lifelong learning taking place in the world today. We all benefit from acquiring lifelong learning as individuals, learning from parents, siblings, friends, workmates and even educators. What we sometimes fail to recognise is our own important role as educators to others, passing on knowledge and skills that others may develop to fit their own needs. In that way we see the collection as pointing out different strategies, techniques that may be applied in differing situations. Irrespective of culture, economic development, race, religion are levels of formal education etc. We all benefit from lifelong learning and have a role to play in both in terms of educating ourselves and a duty to help to educate others in order to create a better society. The contributors and editors hope that this collection can play even a miniscule part in that development and we have certainly been through new experiences that have contributed to our own lifelong learning"--Provided by publisher. |
| Erfasst von | Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
| Update | 2023/3/07 |
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