Schuetze / Slowey Higher Education and Lifelong Learning

International Perspectives on Change
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-135-13228-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Responding to the emerging needs of lifelong learners arguably represents one of the most fundamental challenges facing higher education systems of the countries of the developing world. At the start of the new century the concept of Lifelong Learning may indeed be counted as one of the the key organising concepts underlying public policy in many countries. The interpretation of the concept, however, remains highly contested.
This timely book throws new light on the dramatic changes taking place in higher education through an exploration of the participation of "non-traditional" students in ten countries. Among others, the following areas are explored:

* the complex reality behind the statistics on participation in higher education in five European countries (Austria, Germany, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom), North America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand
* contrasting perceptions of lifelong learning
* changing patterns of participation by adults in higher education
* national and institutional policies and innovations to accommodate non-traditional students and new forms of study
* conclusions for policy, practice and research
Higher Education for Lifelong Learners will be of interest to academics, researchers and students involved with higher education, lifelong learning, and comparative education as well as policy makers, educational managers and administrators. The contributions reveal a remarkable transformation in the student body and in the way learners pursue their studies, highlighting the international impact of increasing marketisation and differentiation on the nature of the higher education accessible to potential lifelong learners.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schuetze, Hans

Slowey, Maria

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Weiterführende Schulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction: Comparative Perspectives 1. Traditions and New Directions in Higher Education: a Comparative Perspective on Non-traditional Students and Lifelong Learners Part II: Europe 2. Austria: the Enduring Myth of the Full-time Student: an Exploration of the Reality of Participation Patterns in Austrian Universities 3. Germany: Non-traditional Students in German Higher Education: Situation, Profiles, Policies and Perspectives 4. Ireland: Adult Learners and Non-traditional Students in Irish Higher Education 5. Sweden: Non-traditional Students in Higher Education in Sweden: from Recurrent Education to Lifelong Learning 6. The United Kingdom: Redefining the Non-traditional Student: Equity and Lifelong Learning in British Higher Education, 1985 - 2000 Part III: North America 7. Canada: Higher Education and Lifelong Learning in Canada: Re-interpreting the Notions of 'Traditional' and 'Non-traditional' Students in the Context of a 'Knowledge Society' 8. The United States: Heterogeneity of the Student Body and the Meaning of 'Non-traditional' in US Higher Education Part IV: Australia, Japan and New Zealand 9. Australia: Higher Education and Lifelong Learning: an Australian Perspective 10. Japan: from Traditional Higher Education to Lifelong Learning: Changes in Higher Education in Japan 11. New Zealand: the Impact of Market Forces in the Quest for Lifelong Learning in New Zealand Universities