Innovations in lifelong learning : critical perspectives on diversity, participation and vocational learning / edited by Susan Jackson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: innovations in lifelong learning / Sue Jackson Part I Learning communities Part I Introduction / Sue Jackson -- Toward inclusive education: embracing cultural diversity in lifelong learning / Shibao Guo and Zenobia Jamal -- Informal community learning in traditional Africa / Mejai B.M. Avoseh -- Beyond the home: informal learning and community participation for older women / Jan Etienne and Sue Jackson -- Men's informal learning and wellbeing beyond the workplace / Barry Golding Part I: Conclusions / Sue Jackson Part II Participation and non-participation Part II: Introduction / Sue Jackson -- Women, learning and equity: recognizing non-linear life trajectories for women learners in political life and in higher education / Patricia A. Gouthro -- A field of flowers and broken glass: contrasting stories of 'race,' participation and higher education / Lisa M. Baumgartner and -- Senior learners and the university: aims, learning and 'research' in the Third Age / Juanita Johnson-Bailey / Keith Percy and -- Counting me in and getting on: the contribution of adult literacy and numeracy in informal and formal learning / Fiona Frank / Yvonne Hillier Part II: Conclusions /Sue Jackson Part III Work-based learning and learning through work Part III: Introduction / Sue Jackson -- Access and equity in Aotearoa/New Zealand: increasing participation via policy and practice / Gemma Piercy -- Changing power relations in work-based learning: collaborative and contested relations between tutors, learners and employers / Jon Talbot -- Women of the diaspora: transnational identities at the intersection of work and learning / Mary V. Alfred -- Developing capacity in workers: a pre-condition for lifelong learning / Jacqueline McManus Part III: Conclusions / Sue Jackson Conclusions: so where are the innovations in lifelong learning? /Sue Jackson.

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