Adult learning in the digital age
Subtitle: information technology and the learning society
By: Neil Selwyn, Stephen Gorard and John Furlong.
Contributors: Gorard, Stephen.; Furlong, John, 1947-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Adult learning; Adult education -- Computer-assisted instruction; Information technology; Educational technology
Description: "This book provides hard facts on a topic that is all too often clouded by rhetoric as it describes the different ways in which adults interact with ICTs for learning at home, work and in the wider community. Written by acknowledged experts in the field, the valuable research findings will spark fresh debate." "Adult Learning in the Digital Age is based on one of the first large-scale academic research projects in the area. Its rich and detailed findings are used to generate practical recommendations for policy-makers, practitioners and future researchers interested in the use of new technology and the development of the information society."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The promise of adult learning in the digital age; title: Impediments to adult learning in the digital age; title: Questioning adult learning in the digital age : research questions and methods; title: What makes a lifelong learner?; title: What do people use ICTs for?; title: Adult learning with ICTs in the home; title: Bringing ICTs home : the influence of the workplace; title: Adult learning with ICTs in public and community settings; title: The social processes of learning to use computers; title: Making sense of adult learning in the digital age; title: Recommendations for future policy, practice and research.