The role of higher education in promoting lifelong learning / edited by Jin Yang, Chripa Schneller and Stephen Roche
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- 7037674
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- Hamburg : Unesco Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
- ©2015
- 1 online resource (198 pages) : colour illustrations
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- Lifelong learning policies and strategies ; no. 3.
- PANDORA electronic collection.
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- Mode of access: Available online. Address as at dd/mm/yy: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002335/233592e.pdf
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"Overall, this volume constitutes a searching and wide-ranging exploration of how to expand and transform the role of universities in promoting lifelong learning. The main conclusions that can be drawn are threefold. Firstly, increased access to universities is not enough; the higher education system should ensure retention and progression of all learners, and of adult learners in particular. Especially in communities with an ageing population, universities need to facilitate learning for adults and senior citizens with support from the public and private sectors. Secondly, teaching and learning at universities can be transformed by linking learning to the wider issues of life, by recognising shared responsibilities, by creating innovative curricula and by capitalising on the diverse experiences of learners. Innovation in higher education can be crucial in terms of changing attitudes and values and helping to cultivate the necessary capacities for lifelong learning. Thirdly, the reform of higher education goes beyond mere pedagogy and didactics; it is a social process which links teaching and learning to students' personal and individual life patterns, their social and cultural context, and their chosen discipline. Given rapid changes in labour markets and societies, universities are expected to become more responsive to the work and life situation of adult learners, helping them not only acquire skills and knowledge, but also maintain and improve their position in society and ultimately enhance their quality of life. With this book, we hope to promote a common conceptual understanding of lifelong learning among university stakeholders and advocate for the integration of the lifelong learning perspective in institutional policy and practices."--Introduction.
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