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ERIC Number: EJ588484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Education Revised for a World in Transformation.
King, Edmund
Comparative Education, v35 n2 p109-17 Jun 1999
Traces the evolution of the concept of lifelong learning through various historical, social, and technological contexts. Lifelong learning was once an optional extra for older adults seeking self-improvement, but in the present worldwide context of continuous change, formal educational systems must recognize lifelong learning and "education for uncertainty" as an essential perspective in every phase of education. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Culture Lag, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Needs, Educational Policy, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Individual Development, Lifelong Learning, Relevance (Education), Resistance to Change, Role of Education
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue (Special Number 21) with title: "Lifelong Learning and the Education of Mature Adults."