International Handbook of Lifelong Learning

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Foreword P.W. Sheehan. Dedication. Acknowledgements. Vade Mecum. Introduction D. Aspin, et al. List of Contributors. Section 1: Lifelong Learning: Conceptual, Philosophical and Values Issues D. Aspin. 1. Towards a Philosophy of Lifelong Learning D.N. Aspin, J.D. Chapman. 2. Locating Lifelong Learning and Education in Contemporary Currents of Thought and Culture R.G. Bagnall. 3. Lifelong Learning and Personal Fulfillment R.St.C. Barrow, P. Keeney. 4. Political Inclusion, Democratic Empowerment and Lifelong Learning P. Enslin, et al. 5. Lifelong Learning and the Contribution of Informal Learning P. Hager. 6. Lifelong Learning, Changing Economies and the World of Work J. Halliday. 7. From Adult Education to Lifelong Learning M. Leicester, S. Parker. 8. Caring for the Adult Self J. Marshall. 9. Lifelong Learning for a Learning Democracy S. Ranson, et al. 10. Lifelong Education: Some Deweyan Themes I.A. Snook. 11. Lifelong Learning in the Postmodern R. Usher. 12. Lifelong Learning: Small Adjustment or Paradigm Shift K. Wain. Section 2: The Policy Challenge Y. Sawano.1. Lifelong Learning Policies in Low Development Contexts: An African Perspective D. Atchoarena, S.J. Hite. 2. Lifelong Learning and Developing Society R. Flecha, L. Puigvert. 3. Lifelong Learning Policies in Transition Countries Z. Jelenc. 4. Trends in and Objectives of Adult Higher Education in China A. Makino. 5. Lifelong Learning and the Leisure Oriented Society: The Development and Challenges in the Far East K. Okamoto. 6. The Swedish Adult Education Initiative: From Recurrent Education to Lifelong Learning K. Rubenson. 7. Towards New Lifelong Learning Contracts in Sweden K. Abrahamsson. 8. How to Make Lifelong Learning a Reality: Implications for One Planning of Educational Provision in Australia P. McKenzie. 9. Lifelong Learning: A Monitoring Framework and Trends in Participation A. Hasan. Section 3: Structures and Programs in Lifelong Learning J. Chapman. 1. Schools and the Learning Community: Laying the Basis for Learning Across the Lifespan J.D. Chapman, D.N. Aspin. 2. Integrity, Completeness and Comprehensiveness of the Learning Environment: Meeting the Basic Learning Needs of All Throughout Life J. Visser. 3. Innovative Teachers: Promoting Lifelong Learning for All C. Day. 4. Lifelong Learning and Tertiary Education: The Learning University Revisited C. Duke. 5. Universities as Centres for Lifelong Learning: Opportunities and Threats at the Institutional Level R. Dunkin, A. Lindsay. 6. Islands and Bridges: Lifelong Learning and Complex Systems of Higher Education in Canada G.A. Jones. 7. The Impact of the Dearing Report on U.K. Higher Education M. Shattock. 8. Lifelong Learning and Technical and Further Education N. Gara. 9. Learning Communities for a Learning Century N. Longworth. 10. Lifelong Learning and the Learning Organization J. Walker. Section 4: The Pr