Connolly, Brid
(2012)
Book Review: Global Perspectives on Higher Education
and Lifelong Learners edited by maria slowey & hans g. schuetze (2012) routledge isbn 978-0-415-67507-9.
The Adult Learner, 1.
pp. 127-132.
ISSN 0790-8040
Abstract
With the tumult of the first years of the twenty-first century, from prosperity
to banking crisis, it is easy to lose sight of the institutions, besides the economy,
which form our society. Further, the focus on money shifts the construction of
values from society and citizenship to consumption, growth and expenditure.
This book re-directs the focus to the pivotal social institution that shapes the
lives of every member of society, namely, education, without which the social
good could not be achieved. Maria Slowey and Hans Schuetze revisit their earlier
publication of 2000, to explore the changes if any, to the social contract
towards equality through education. This publication provides an invaluable
resource that enables us to contextualise the issues with the comparative global
perspectives. In particular, it integrates lifelong learning with higher education,
an undertaking crucial for adult educators with our interest in post-compulsory
education along the lifespan, access and equality.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Global Perspectives; Higher Education; Lifelong Learners; maria slowey; hans g. schuetze; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Adult and Community Education |
| Item ID: |
5448 |
| Depositing User: |
Brid Connolly
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| Date Deposited: |
02 Oct 2014 12:24 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
The Adult Learner |
| Publisher: |
The National Association of Adult Education |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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