Inside the learning society / edited by Stewart Ranson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ranson, Stewart, editor.

Series:

Cassell Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Aims and objectives--Great Britain.

Education.

Education--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Educational sociology.

Education and state--Great Britain.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As an approach to the diverse and shifting learning needs of today, the learning society labours under a definitional generosity which has led to three different models evolving with competing claims. This book traces the history of the concept and lucidly lays out these three interpretive models: learning for work, learning for citizenship and learning for democracy. The book's close scrutiny concludes with an analysis that synthesizes and sharpens our understanding of the learning society. With due consideration given to the emerging critique and with chapters from public bodies engaged in i

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Sources; 1 Lineages of the Learning Society; Part 1 Perspectives on the Learning Society; Part 2 The Learning Society and Public Policy; Part 3 The Critical Debate; Part 4 Conclusion; References; Name Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-286) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611291440

9781281291448

1281291447

9781847141620

1847141625

OCLC:

228657766