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Adult Learning in the Digital Age: Information Technology and the Learning Society book cover

1st Edition

Adult Learning in the Digital Age Information Technology and the Learning Society

By Neil Selwyn, Stephen Gorard, John Furlong Copyright 2006
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge
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This engaging book sheds light on the ways in which adults in the twenty-first century interact with technology in different learning environments. Based on one of the first large-scale academic research projects in this area, the authors present their findings and offer practical recommendations for the use of new technology in a learning society. They invite debate on: why... Read more
1. The Promise of the Learning Society  2. The Perils of the Learning Society  3. Researching the Learning Society  4. What Makes a Lifelong Learner?  5. What Do People Use ICT For?  6. Learning and ICT in the Home  7. Learning and ICT at Work  8. Learning and ICT in the Community  9. The Reality of the Learning Society  10. What Should We Do?

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Neil Selwyn, Stephen Gorard, John Furlong

'This book will give readers much to think about in relation to the political agenda but it should also provide a rich grounding of fieldwork data from which to appreciate the present relationship between beyond-school learning and new technology... An excellent read: a stimulating interpretation of findings from a timely and elegant piece of research. I strongly recommend it.' - Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

"It is a well-organized and well-written volume that should appeal to adult educators with an interest in technology-based learning." -- The Canadian Journal for The Study of Adult Education, November 2007.

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