Her discussion of the research may have been sufficient without attempting to integrate it into the COR and CAL models. The lack of frequent citations of Cross's COR and CAL models in subsequent literature possibly suggests these integration's were not especially well embraced. Summary and Critique by Chapters 1. Change in our society is both rapid and widespread which results in a continual need for learning. Three influences in the growth of learning are demographic factors, social change, and technological change.
Demographic factors are an influence on learning.
Population expansion, people in life transitions in their jobs and careers, and increased life expectancies increase the need for learning. Social changes are influencing the growth of the learning society. The separation between education, work, and leisure seems to be moving from linear, or sequential, to blended or parallel. This equates to an increased need for education for those in the previously distinct work and leisure stages of life. The cycle of full time and exclusivity of the education, work, and leisure cycles is no longer valid.