Nurturing Social Capital in Excluded Communities: A Kind of Higher Education - Couverture rigide

Preece, Julia; Houghton, Ann-Marie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0754614654 ISBN 13 : 9780754614654

Editeur : Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2000

Synopsis

This text presents action research findings on two contemporary issues: how to create an accessible and relevant higher education for adults, and how to document the wider social and non-economic benefits of learning amongst people who do not contribute directly to the nation's wealth creation through waged work. The book starts from the premise that full employment in the conventional sense is unlikely to be a future reality. The book argues that for some adult learners, their contribution to globalized systems must stem from individuals having a strong sense of self stemming from a local identity. This means education must recognize different and multiple identities, communities and cultures by strengthening social capital from the grass roots. Higher learning must equip people for the inevitable influences and demands of globalization in a modern, changing world.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ashgate Publishing Limited
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0754614654
• ISBN 13: 9780754614654
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 218
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• Personne responsable: non disponible