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ERIC Number: EJ585166
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1359-6748
Society Is Not Built by Education Alone: Alternative Routes to a Learning Society.
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph; Furlong, John
Research in Post-Compulsory Education, v3 n1 p25-37 1998
In Britain, the notion of the Learning Society is advocated as an investment in economic development and a way to improve access to education. Study of adult-education participation in South Wales over 50 years suggests that the Learning Society is a rhetorical device that masks the lack of real progress toward widespread inclusion and access to education. (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Outcomes of Education, Role of Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; Learning Society
Note: Journal availability: Triangle Journals Ltd., P.O. Box 65, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 0YG, United Kingdom.