| Boundaries of Adult Learning Contributor(s): Edwards, Richard (Editor), Hanson, Ann (Editor), Raggatt, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415136148 ISBN-13: 9780415136143 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: In British adult education, there has been a shift from education' to learning' as the key organizing concept. A greater range of settings are now recognized as sites producing learning, and alongside this has grown a debate about the purpose and form of study within adult learning. This book reviews and assesses the changes which are taking place. It explores the disputes surrounding adult learning, discussing how boundaries have blurred and new opportunities such as APL and credit transfer have been created, and examines the significantly wider range of activities included within the definition of learning. It also assesses the extent to which, despite the the changes, inequalities in learning opportunities exist. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Adult & Continuing Education |
| Dewey: 374 |
| LCCN: 95000443 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.16" W x 9.2" (1.09 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Until relatively recently, adult learning in the UK was largely recognised as being situated mainly within the LEA adult education centre, university extra-mural departments and the WEA. However, this picture has changed. The major change has been a shift from 'education' to 'learning' as the key organising concept. A greater range of settings are now recognised as sites producing learning, and alongside this has grown a debate about the purpose and form of study within adult learning. This has led people to question both the concept of adult learning and the boundaries of its provision. This book reviews and assesses the changes which are taking place. It explores the disputes surrounding adult learning, discussing how boundaries have blurred thereby creating new opportunities such as APL and credit transfer, and including a significantly wider range of activities within the definition of learning. It also assesses the extent to which, despite the changes in boundaries, inequalities in learning opportunities still persist. |