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Promoting lifelong learning for older workers
— an international overview | | Author(s) | Tarja Tikkanen, Barry Nyhan |
| Corporate Author | European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop - Centre Européen pour la Développement de la Formation Professionelle) |
| Publisher | Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2006 |
| Pages | 270 pp (Cedefop Reference series, 65) |
| Source | TSO, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN. http://www.tsoshop.co.uk Cedefop website: www.cedefop.europa.eu Interactive website: www.trainingvillage.gr |
| Keywords | Adult Education ; Employment of older people ; Training [elderly workers] ; Europe ; United States of America ; Japan ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Although the main focus is on European experiences and approaches to lifelong learning, the situations in Australia, Japan and the US are also examined. This book's central argument is that ageing must be seen as a lifelong learning and development process, in which the individual continuously takes on new challenges. In the context of work, lifelong learning is understood as a broad, holistic concept, which encompasses individual education and training, but also entails participative workplace learning activity supported by employers. The book's 17 chapters are arranged into six parts. Part I provides an overview of the current state of play in lifelong learning research and policy. Part II analyses statistical data on demographic trends on the ageing of the workforce and participation in learning in Europe and beyond. Parts III and IV present the views and personal reflections of older workers on their workplaces and their learning. Part V presents theoretical and critical perspectives. Lastly, Part VI looks at the impact of workplace organisations practices on older workers' ability to adapt and learn. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070125004 B |
| Classmark | GP: GC: GF: 74: 7T: 7DT: 7YA |
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