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Lifelong Learning - Concepts, Benefits & Challenges (Hardcover)
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Lifelong Learning - Concepts, Benefits & Challenges (Hardcover)
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Since the second half of the twentieth century, Lifelong Learning
(LLL) has become a fashionable mantra, a political slogan, and an
active tool to stimulate economic growth and foster social
cohesion. However, where does its dominance lie? According to
Rogers (2006) LLLs main success is that it has predominantly
achieved to become mainstream, as it provided a convincing
rationale for embracing the natural learning process which
continues unifying education into a common process, challenging the
distinctiveness of educational sectors, and acknowledging that
learning takes place in different contexts, thus relocating
learning in both formal and informal settings. Thence, recent
conceptualisations of LLL, under the universally rising awareness
that learning is but an integral part of our everyday lives, and
tends to continually expand, accommodating the multitude of types,
sites, practices or modes of learning, both intentional and
incidental. On these grounds, this book has been conceived to
explore contemporary concepts, practices, benefits and challenges
associated with LLL at formal, non-formal and informal levels. How
LLL is currently perceived? What are the "regimes of truth" LLL is
informed by? What are the influences, constraints and impact of the
diverse LLL sites and practices? What are the effects on learning
and learning outcomes? What are the implications for policy making,
as well as for the development and implementation of LLL
initiatives? These are some indicative inquiries which guided the
structure and the selection of themes in the present volume.
Furthermore there has also been an effort to reach for multiple
perspectives from different nations around the globe. The book is
structured around two principal axes (theory-based and
research-based studies) so as to provide in depth insights into
debates and challenges that revolve around LLL, whilst combining
theory and empirical research in a dialectical fashion. It may thus
be of particular interest to a wide range of audiences -- such as
researchers, policy makers and practitioners -- who wish to get an
international perspective in LLL. This occurs through chapters that
prompt reflection, showcase innovative professional practices and
provide impressive scopes of field research.
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