Overview
- Only recent philosophy book devoted to a range of perspectives in the philosophy, theory, values, principles and policies of Lifelong Learning
- Written by a range of international authorities in the fields of educational philosophy and lifelong learning
- Suitable for policy-makers, academics, teachers and students of Lifelong Learning
- A work on the theory of lifelong learning, with implications for policy
- Written in a straightforward, understandable, and easily accessible manner
Part of the book series: Lifelong Learning Book Series (LLLB, volume 11)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Conceptual Frameworks
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Front Matter
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Values Dimension
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Front Matter
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Lifelong Learning in Practice
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About this book
The aim of this book is provide an easily accessible, practical yet scholarly source of information about the international concern for the philosophy, theory, categories and concepts of lifelong learning. The books is concerned to examine in depth the range of philosophical perspectives in the field of lifelong learning theory, policy, practice and applied scholarship, extending the scale and scope of the substantive contribution made by philosophical and theoretical approaches to our understanding of education. The book seeks to make an informed contribution to shaping, expanding and deepening people’s understanding the direction of future developments in educational institutions of all kinds preparing for, providing and delivering lifelong learning in all kinds of formal informal and alternative education institutions, agencies and organizations, and their various approaches, policies, practices and processes in the twenty-first century.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Philosophical Perspectives on Lifelong Learning
Editors: David N. Aspin
Series Title: Lifelong Learning Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6193-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-6192-9Published: 31 August 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7561-1Published: 22 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-6193-6Published: 18 August 2007
Series ISSN: 1871-322X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-5325
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 334
Topics: Administration, Organization and Leadership, Learning & Instruction, Educational Policy and Politics, Sociology of Education, Educational Philosophy, Curriculum Studies