1st Edition
From Adult Education to the Learning Society 21 Years of the International Journal of Lifelong Education
Table of Contents:
Part 1 – From Adult Education …
Deontological Liberalism: the political philosophy of liberal adult education – Kenneth Lawson
To a middle ground praxis and ideology in adult education – Arthur L Wilson
Thematization of power, the search for common interests, and self-reflection – Mechthild Hart
Adult Literacy and the Mode of Production – Frank Youngman
Against Modernity: Ghandi and adult education – Tom Steele and Richard Taylor
Gender and the curriculum of adult education – Sue Blundell
Part 2 - …to Lifelong Education
Basil Yeaxlea and lifelong education – Angela Cross-Durrant
Lifelong education and adult education: the state of the theory – Kenneth Wain
Globalization and lifelong education: reflection on some challenges for Africa – Akpovire Obduran
Education and work – Ettore Gelpi
Professional practice, learning and continuing education: an integrated perspective – Ronald Cervero
Beyond legitimacy: Facing the future in distance education – T.R Morrison
Athene in academe: Women mentoring women in the academy – Joyce Stalker
Education for sale: at what cost? Lifelong learning and the market place – Patricia Gouthrou
Part 3 - …and Lifelong Learning
The concept of experiential learning and John Dewey’s theory of reflective thought and action – Reijo Miettnen
Adult education: a sartrean-based perspective – Bonnie Burstow
Making judgments as the basis for workplace learning – David Becket and Paul Hager
Being and Becoming: a student trajectory – Ronald Barnett
The adulthood of Buddhahood: Buddism, lifelong learning and the education of desire – Sonia Macpherson
Part 4 - …to the Learning Society and Beyond
The Learning Society – Hendrik van der Zee
Social Capital, human capital and the learning society – Tom Schuller and John Field
Lifelong learning and welfare reform – Colin Griffin
The concept and problem of public enlightenment – Bo Jacobsen
Adult learning for citizenship: towards a reconstruction of the social purpose tradition – Rennie Johnson
Beyond lifelong learning: a call to civically responsible change – Ian baptiste
Biography
Peter Jarvis is Professor of Education at the University of Surrey. He is Editor of the International Journal of Lifelong Education, published by Taylor & Francis. He is author of many books in the field of adult education and lifelong learning, many of which are published by Routledge.
