This text presents action research findings on two contemporary issues: how to create an accessible and relevant higher education for adults, and how to document the wider social and non-economic benefits of learning amongst people who do not contribute directly to the nation's wealth creation through waged work. The book starts from the premise ...
Botswana is widely regarded as a model African democracy. Since independence in 1966, the country has enjoyed unparalleled peace and stability within the African continent. It has also experienced unprecedented changes from being one of the ten poorest countries in the world to its current status as a middle-income country. However, in spite of ...
This work suggests that widening participation is not just about changing learner expectations; it is also about changing institutional expectations and practices. "Higher" learning, for example, should include a broader, more inclusive range of knowledge and ways of knowing than at present and criteria for learning achievement should include ...
This book offers perspectives and challenges for action research in contemporary society with a particular reflection on ethics and standards. On the one hand the world is becoming smaller and much more open with tremendous opportunities for international exchange and multi-cultural enrichment. On the other hand the divide between the poor and the ...
This book explores the lifelong learning of low and middle income families, particularly in Africa and South Africa. This fascinating monograph explores lifelong learning in the context of development as it is used for low and middle income countries, particularly with reference to Africa and South Asia. Taking a broadly postcolonial and critical ...
This book details the findings of a comparative study which sought to explore the extent to which selected non-formal education programmes in five different countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria and Scotland) are improving the lives and livelihoods of their participants. Moreover, poverty can be interpreted in different ways, and ...
Basing her theoretical work on interviews with adult education students and educators, Preece (higher education, U. of Surrey, England) uses Foucauldian analysis to describe the discourses driving traditional university adult and continuing education studies. The volume's 11 chapters address the context and theoretical framework for the study; the ...
NIACE: The National organisation for Adult Learning has a broad remit to promote lifelong learning opportunities for adults. NIACE works to develop increased participation in education and training, targeting especially those who do not have easy access owing to barriers of class, gender, age, race, language and culture, learning difficulties or ...
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