New Patterns of Adult Learning A Six-Country Comparative Study

Book details for New Patterns of Adult Learning

Contributor(s): P. Belanger (editor), Albert C. Tuijnman (editor),

Format: Hardback, 234 x 156 x 17mm , 280 pp, Illustrations

Publication date: 20 Aug 1997

Imprint: Pergamon Press

ISBN: 9780080430690

Price: £60.95

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Synopsis

In post-industrial societies some workers will have stable, good jobs in knowledge and learning-intensive workplaces, while many others will be underemployed or locked into a series of precarious, low-skill jobs in the periphery of the economy. In such a society, inclusions and exclusions in economics and social life are bound to correspond closely to inclusions and exclusions in adult education and training. With the transition toward the post-industrial society increasingly complete, 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 knowlege base of adult education, especially improved insights into the factors that are associated with participation and non-participation. By improving that knowledge base that this volume, which reports on a six-country comparative investigation of the patterns of adult education participation, seeks to make a contribution to policy and research.

Contents

Chapter headings: Foreword. The "Silent Explosion" of Adult Learning (P. Belanger, A. Tuijnman). Demand and Supply of Adult Education and Training (W. Houtkoop, H. Oosterbeek). Patterns of Participation in Adult Education: Cross-National Comparisons (P. Doray, S. Arrowsmith). Barriers to Participation in Adult Education and Training: Towards a New Understanding (K. Rubenson, G. Xu). The Non-Participation of Undereducated Adults (B.A. Quigley, S. Arrowsmith). New Trajectories of Learning Accross the Lifespan (M van der Kamp, J. Scheeren). Literacy Proficiency and Adults' Readiness To Learn (D.C. Neice, T.S. Murray). Gender Differences in Work-Related Adult Education and Training (E. Leuven). Beyond the Walls of the Household: Gender and Adult Education Participation (S. Valdivielso). Adult Education Participation: A Policy Overview (A. Hasan, A. Tuijnman). Appendices. Notes on Contibutors. Author Index.