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    Lifelong Learning and Lifelong Education: a critique

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    Authors
    Matheson, David
    Matheson, Catherine
    Issue Date
    1996-01
    
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    It is suddenly fashionable in political circles in the United Kingdom (and elsewhere) to talk about lifelong learning and lifelong education. This seems to be the direct result of the present economic climate which has called into question many previous assumptions: job security has become an effective myth for most of those who can actually get work; long-term unemployment seems to have become structural and permanent. Consequently, the notions of lifelong learning and lifelong education have taken on dimensions far removed from the almost Utopian ideals of their supporters in the years following the publication of the report Learning to Be. Given the current economic gloom, the popularity of the terms with politicians and the fact of being in the European Year of Lifelong Learning, it is perhaps appropriate to take stock of the whole notion of lifelong learning and lifelong education and to see just what meaning (if any) lies behind these words and where they might take us in the future. This essay lays its foundations in the historical background to the ideas of lifelong learning and lifelong education before moving onto a critique of the post-Faure advocates of the principles. It discusses various problems inherent in the concepts (such as lifelong inadequacy) before concluding that, although many of the difficulties in the concepts are due to the confused nature of adult education itself (e.g. is it education or leisure?), there is a greater need than ever for sustained efforts in favour of lifelong education to help to restore the hope which seems to have become a rare commodity among an all too large section of society.
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    Lifelong Learning and Lifelong Education: a critique 1996, 1 (2):219 Research in Post-Compulsory Education
    Publisher
    Routledge
    Journal
    Research in Post-Compulsory Education
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/621436
    DOI
    10.1080/1359674960010207
    Additional Links
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1359674960010207
    Type
    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1359-6748
    1747-5112
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1080/1359674960010207
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