Access, Lifelong Learning and Education for All (Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning)

✍ Scribed by Gareth Parry (editor), Michael Osborne (editor), Peter Scott (editor)

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 353
• Edition: 1st ed. 2023
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book examines access, lifelong learning and education for all, which have been policy preoccupations in all countries for more than half a century, but have been overlaid and pushed aside by the development of mass higher education. The authors examine what has been achieved, what lessons have been learnt and what still remains to be done, addressing matters of equity, agency, community, mobility and hierarchy.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword
Contents
Contributors
List of Figures
1 Introduction
Access Beyond Elites
Alternative Pathways
Learning in Community Settings
References
Part I Access Beyond Elites
2 Access, Equity and Widening Participation
Introduction
Unequal Access
Strategies and Policies
New Institutions
Free Higher Education
Targeted Student Support
Contextual Admissions
Targets and Quotas
Wider Perspectives
Grounding Access, Participation and Inclusion: Principles and Discourses
References
3 Human Capital Theory and Its Discontents
Introduction
Varieties of Human Capital Theory
Critiques of Human Capital Theory
Human Capital Theory Adopted as Government Policy
Alternatives to Instrumental Theories of Education
A Broader Conception of Human Beings and Motivation
Three Roles of Post-Secondary Education Programmes
Conclusion
References
4 Adult and Lifelong Learning Epistemologies in Africa
Introduction
Presenting Africa
Methodology
Adult and lifelong learning in Africa
Highlighting the Differences Among the Epistemologies
African Traditional Education and Modern Adult and Lifelong Learning
Anglophone African Adult and Lifelong Learning and Francophone African Adult and Lifelong Learning
The Three Epistemologies and Sustainable Development
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
5 Widening Access to Higher Education: Changing Demographics, Overcoming Old Barriers and the Role of Lifelong Learning
Introduction
People on the Move: Migrants and Refugees
Germany
Ireland
Increasing Longevity, Ageing Populations and Changing Life Course Patterns
Higher Education—Some Responses
Concluding Reflections
Note
References
Part II Alternative Pathways
6 Beyond the Segmentation Between Vocational Training and Higher Education: New Qualification Pathways in Germany
Introduction
The German Education Schism (Bildungsschisma)
The Expansion of Higher Education in Germany
New Pathways and Institutions Beyond the Education Schism
New Vocational-Oriented School Pathways to Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Establishment of Dual Qualification Programmes at the Upper Secondary School Level
More Frequent Access to Vocational Training for School Leavers with a University Entrance Entitlement
Accreditation of Vocational Competencies on Courses of Study
Consecutive Qualification Pathways
Academisation of Vocational Qualification Provisions and ‘Vocationalisation’ of Academic Studies
Permeability and Linkage: New Access Paths and Study Opportunities
Opening up Access to Higher Education for Vocationally Qualified Persons
Hybrid and Dual Study Programmes
Conclusions
Note
References
7 Community Colleges in the United States: Navigating Multiple Missions During Uncertain Times
Conceptualisations of the Community College
Defining ‘Community College’
Credentials Offered
Funding and Governance
Scholarly Perspectives on Community Colleges
The Multiple Missions of Community Colleges
Open-Access Mission
Academic Preparation Mission
Workforce Development Mission
Community Service Mission
Community Colleges’ Relationships with Four-Year Institutions
Challenges Facing Community Colleges in Uncertain Times
Conclusion and Future Prospects for Community Colleges
References
8 The Alternative Route Revisited
Three Episodes, Three Guises
Birth of the Alternative Route
A Hierarchy of Colleges
The Further Education Ladder
The Technician and Craft Routes
Criticisms and Legacies
Reaffirmation and Retreat
The Rise of General Further Education Colleges
A Self-Styled Movement
Into a New Further Education Sector
Return of the Technical Track
Route Marking
Route Building
Concluding Observations
References
9 Higher Level Vocational Qualifications as Pathways to Work and Further Study
Introduction
Contrasting Policy Contexts
Common and Contrasting Terminology
Examining Scottish Policy: Managing HVQs as Part of a System
Higher National qualifications—The Domain of Colleges
The Role of HNC/Ds in Supporting Progression to Degree Level Study
The Dual Agenda for HNC/Ds
The Future of Articulation and Higher Vocational Education
Examining English Policy: Shaking up HVQs Within a Quasi-Market
Enter Foundation Degrees
Enter Higher and Degree Apprenticeships
Planning for Higher Technical Qualifications, Some of Which Are Already Here
What Does Experience Show Us?
Conclusion
References
Part III Learning in Community Settings
10 Partial Inclusions: Smart Cities, Labour Market and Educational Opportunities in India
Introduction
Pursuing Lifelong Learning
Researching the Smart Cities Mission
Smart City Skill Development Courses
Quality of Training at ITCs
Smart Cities Hackathon
Citizen Engagement
Conclusion
References
11 Community Learning Centres in the Asia Region: Popular Education and Community Transformation
Introduction
Taking Care with Words
What is a Community?
The Modern International Stage
The Global South
CLCs in the Asian Setting
Of-By-For Principle
CLCs for Community Development
The Case of Timor-Leste
Strengths and Weaknesses
Learning, Support, and Control
References
12 Learning Outside the Academy: Conceptual Debates and Research Challenges
Introduction
Informal Learning Revisited
Reframing Debate and Action Beyond ‘Formal, Non-Formal or Informal’ Learning
The Significance of the Spatial ‘Turn’
Spaces of Learning and Activity
Workplaces as Learning Spaces: Conceptual Issues
New Spaces—New Capabilities
Learning Across Contexts: Interdependencies and Educative Potential
Research Approaches
Complexity Theories and Social Ecological Approaches
Conclusions
References
13 Relations in Learning and Research: The Case of the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning
The Policy Background
The Emergence of the CRLL
The Permissiveness of Lifelong Learning
The CRLL and Learning Relations
Looking Back and Looking Forward
References
Index