Author Description

In An Age Of Intense Economic Competition And Continual Change, The Ability To Learn Is A Key Factor In Survival And Prosperity. This Book Examines The Changing Interaction Of The World Economy, Britain's Prospects For Prosperity, The Connections Between Different Kinds Of Work And The Learning That Support Them. Focusing On Specific Areas Where Changed Attitudes And Ways Of Working Are Long Overdue, The Authors Show The Need For A Better Balance Between Formal Provision In Schools, Colleges And Within Employment, And Less Tangible Informal Learning At Home And In The Workplace. These, In Turn, Open Up Issues Of The Curriculum (especially In The Formative Later Years In Schools And Colleges), Guidance For Education And Work And The Qualifications Structure. Intro -- Bringing Learning To Life The Learning Revolution, The Economy And The Individual -- Copyright -- Bringing Learning To Life: The Learning Revolution, The Economy And The Individual -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Learning Does Pay -- Chapter 3 Education And Training: An Historical Perspective -- Chapter 4 Lifelong Learning: A Brave And Proper Vision -- Chapter 5 Human Learning Potential -- Chapter 6 Learning Theory: Harnessing The Strength Of A Neglected Resource -- Chapter 7 Curriculum And Curriculum Process For A Changing World And An Uncertain Future -- Chapter 8 A Learning In Organizations Model -- Chapter 9 Towards The Virtual Library: Deconstruction And Reconstruction Of Learning Resources In Higher Education -- Chapter 10 Structures And Funding -- Chapter 11 Learning: A Qualified Success? -- Chapter 12 Towards A Strategy For Lifelong Guidance To Support Lifelong Learning And Work -- Chapter 13 A Strategy To Achieve Lifelong Learning -- Notes On Contributors -- Index.