Lifelong learning : new vision, new implications, new roles for people, organizations, nations and communities in the 21st century /
"Lifelong learning concepts, ideas and practices are proliferating rapidly around the world. They take us beyond the age of education and training into an era of learning, in which the development of the skills, values and knowledge of individual thoughout a lifetime becomes the focus for natio...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Kogan Page,
1996.
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| Summary: | "Lifelong learning concepts, ideas and practices are proliferating rapidly around the world. They take us beyond the age of education and training into an era of learning, in which the development of the skills, values and knowledge of individual thoughout a lifetime becomes the focus for nations, organizations and communities. Worldwide major companies look at principles of lifelong learning to help them meet the challenges of the changing marketplace. OECD, UNESCO and the G7 nations are prioritizing it in major policy announcements. It affects the future of both developed and developing nations."--BOOK JACKET. "This topical and readable book explains the background to the movement towards lifelong learning and describes its significant implications for the workplace as a learning organization, for the university, the school and teacher training organization, for the community, the nation and, above all, the individual."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | "Chosen for delegates to the theme conference of the European Year of Lifelong Learning." |
| Physical Description: | xii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-174) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0749419725 |