Global perspectives on higher education and lifelong learners.

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The global expansion of participation rates in higher education continue more or less unabated. However, while the concept of lifelong learning has figured prominently in national and international educational policy discourse for more than three decades, its implications for the field of higher edu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Slowey, Maria
Otros Autores: Schuetze, Hans
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Temas:
Adult education > OECD countries > Case studies.
Adult college students > OECD countries > Case studies.
Education, Higher > OECD countries > Case studies.
Education and globalization > OECD countries > Case studies.
Éducation des adultes > Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques > Études de cas.
Enseignement supérieur > Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques > Études de cas.
Éducation et mondialisation > Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques > Études de cas.
Adult college students
Adult education
Education and globalization
Education, Higher
OECD countries
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Global Perspectives on Higher Education and Lifelong Learners; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Part I: Comparative perspectives; 1. All change
  • no change? Lifelong learners and higher education revisited: Maria Slowey and Hans G. Schuetze; Part II: Europe; 2. Austria: non-traditional students in the 2000s: Hans Pechar and Angela Wroblewski; 3. Germany: from individual talent to institutional permeability: changing policies for non-traditional access routes in German higher education: Andrä Wolter.
  • 4. Ireland: lifelong learning and higher education in Ireland: turbulent timesMaria Slowey5. Portugal: higher education and lifelong education in Portugal: Alberto Amaral and Madalena Fonseca; 6. Sweden: higher education and lifelong learning in Sweden: Camila Thunborg and Agnieszka Bron; 7. United Kingdom: universities and lifelong learning in the UK
  • adults as losers, but who are the winners?: Michael Osborne and Muir Houston; Part III: North America; 8. Canada: large archipelago, small bridges and infrequent ferries: lifelong learning and Canadian higher education: Hans G. Schuetze.
  • 9. Mexico: great expectations, scattered approaches, disjointed results: the rocky road to lifelong learning in Mexican higher education: Germán Álvarez -Mendiola10. United States of America: adult higher education and lifelong learning in the USA: perplexing contradictions: Carol E. Kasworm; Part IV: Pacific
  • Australia, Japan and New Zealand; 11. Australia: intensifying performance and learner-centredness in Australian higher education: Harsh Suri and David Becket; 12. Japan: lifelong learning and higher education in Japan: Shinichi Yamamoto.
  • 13. New Zealand: lifelong learning and higher education in Aotearoa New Zealand: Brian FindsenPart V: Perspectives from two 'BRICS' countries; 14. South Africa: higher education in lifelong learning in a middle-income country: but by the grace of champions?: Shirley Walters; 15. Brazil: lifelong learning and the role of the university in Brazil: some reflections: Ana Canen; Part VI: Epilogue; 16. Afterword: a look around the corner: Maria Slowey and Hans G. Schuetze; Index.

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