Globalisation, lifelong learning and the learning society : sociological perspectives / Peter Jarvis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jarvis, Peter, 1937-

Series:

Lifelong learning and the learning society ; v. 2.

Lifelong learning and the learning society ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Continuing education--Social aspects.

Continuing education.

Education and globalization.

Educational sociology.

Physical Description:

xii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Globalisation, lifelong learning & the learning society

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

In this the second volume of his trilogy Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society, Professor Jarvis expertly examines, from a sociological perspective, how lifelong learning and the learning society have become social phenomena globally. He argues that the driving forces of globalisation are radically changing lifelong learning. Globalisation, Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society: Sociological Perspectives shows that adult education/learning only gained mainstream status because of these global changes and as learning became more work oriented.

This indispensable companion critically assesses the learning that is required and provided within a learning society and provides a detailed sociological analysis of the emerging role of lifelong learning with examples from around the globe. Divided into three clear parts the book: Looks at the Development of the Knowledge Economy, Provides a Critique of Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society, Focuses on the Changing Nature of Research in the Learning Society.

While totally stand-alone this book provides detailed sociological analysis of lifelong learning that helps to underpin the other two books in this series. This second volume of the trilogy will help the reader understand the social context within which our learning occurs by examining learning not only within the life-world but also within the much wider global context. All three books will be essential reading for students in education, HRD and teaching and learning generally, in addition to academics and informed practitioners.

Contents:

Lifelong learning in the social context

Human learning within a structural context

Human learning within a global context

Outcomes of the globalisation process

The information and the knowledge society

The learning society

Lifelong learning

Life-wide learning

Participants in lifelong learning : teachers and students

The changing nature of research

Policies, practices and functions

The need for the learning society and lifelong learning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-229) and index.

ISBN:

0415355427

9780415355421

0415355435

9780415355438

0203964403

9780203964408

OCLC:

71173704