Lifelong Learning in Europe : : Equity and Efficiency in the Balance /

Lifelong Learning in Europe : : Equity and Efficiency in the Balance / / ed. by Sheila Riddell, Jorg Markowitsch, Elisabet Weedon.

The ongoing economic crisis raises fundamental questions about the political and social goals of the European Union, particularly the feasibility of harmonising social and education policy across member states. The forward momentum of the European project is clearly faltering, raising the possibilit...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
MitwirkendeR:
Boeren, Ellen,
Hefler, Günter,
Holford, John,
Leuven, KU,
Markowitsch, Jörg,
Nicaise, Ides,
Riddell, Sheila,
Roosmaa, Eve-Liis,
Róbert, Péter,
Saar, Ellu,
Weedon, Elisabet,
HerausgeberIn:
Markowitsch, Jorg,
Riddell, Sheila,
Weedon, Elisabet,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of figures, tables and case studies
  • Notes on contributors
  • List of contributors, by country, to the EU Sixth Framework Project ‘Towards a Lifelong Learning Society in Europe: The Contribution of the Education System’ (LLL2010)
  • Lifelong learning and the generation of human and social capital
  • Lifelong learning and the wider European socioeconomic context
  • Neoliberal and inclusive themes in European lifelong learning policy
  • Formal adult education in the spotlight: profiles, motivations and experiences of participants in 12 European countries
  • The sociodemographic obstacles to participating in lifelong learning across Europe
  • The qualification-providing enterprise? Support for formal adult education in small and medium-sized enterprises
  • Reducing or reinforcing inequality: assessing the impact of European policy on widening access to higher education
  • Conclusion: the role of lifelong learning in reducing social inequality at a time of economic crisis
  • Technical annex to Chapter Four
  • Glossary of terms and abbreviations
  • Index

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