Lifelong Learning in Action: Transforming Education in the 21st Century
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Longworth brings the development of lifelong learning up-to-date with a complete survey of the principles of lifelong learning including examples from around the world and crucial information on the impact of lifelong learning on 21st century schools.
ForewordPreface: a time for actionPt. 1Key concepts of lifelong learning for the 21st century: A brief history of lifelong learning and its major featuresCh. 1Learning is for people - an introduction3Ch. 2Decisions, decisions, decisions! Educational decision making15Ch. 3Whose learning is it anyway? Ownership and motivation23Ch. 4Learning to learn, learning to live - lifelong learning tools and techniques32Ch. 5Everyone's right, everyone's responsibility - the community as a resource for learning43Ch. 6Improving access - learning wherever, whenever and however people want it51Ch. 7Supporting people, supporting learning throughout life60Ch. 8Assessment in a lifelong learning world - taking failure out of the system70Ch. 9Skills, values, attitudes and knowledge in the curriculum78Ch. 10Active citizenship - celebrating the learning condition86Ch. 11Creating learning environments - partnerships and processes95Ch. 12Activating and revitalizing learning - involving the learner104Ch. 13From the age of education and training to a lifelong learning future - a summary113Pt. 2The impact of lifelong learning on schools in the 21st centuryCh. 14Where do the schools fit into lifelong learning? An introduction121Ch. 15Where's the connection? School strategies and business plans125Ch. 16Keeping everybody up to date - continuous improvement in schools130Ch. 17New resources for old everywhere - using the community135Ch. 18Success for all - the skills-based curriculum139Ch. 19Creating an environment for learning - guidance, support and counselling146Ch. 20Bringing the school to the world and the world to the school - the social curriculum152Ch. 21Making it work for learning - teachers, technology and tools158Ch. 22Putting it all together - a summary170App. 1City-rings and the Pallace project - creating active links between cities and regions globally176App. 2The World Initiative on Lifelong Learning (WILL)180References184Index191
