New patterns of adult learning
Subtitle: a six-country comparative study
By: edited by Paul Bélanger and Albert Tuijnman.
Contributors: Bélanger, Paul.; Tuijnman, Albert.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pergamon; Unesco Institute for Education
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York; [Hamburg, Germany]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Adult education -- Cross-cultural studies.; Adult learning -- Cross-cultural studies.
Description: With the accelerating transition towards a post-industrial society the challenge to reduce the exclusive tendencies in adult education and training, and to make learning a common, continuous and even universal experience is becoming more urgent than ever. The design of successful intervention strategies will depend crucially on the knowledge base of adult education, especially improved insights into the factors that are associated with participation and non-participation. This volume, which reports on a six-country comparative investigation into the patterns of adult education participation, seeks to make a contribution to that knowledge base, and thereby to the formulation of effective policy development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.