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ERIC Number: EJ599859
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
Critical Approaches to Lifelong Education.
Preston, Rosemary
International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, v45 n5-6 p561-574 Nov 1999
Argues that contemporary interest in lifelong learning can be seen as a mechanism of social control. Compares strategies for the promotion of lifelong learning designed for those in "included social categories" with the policies designed for those in marginal and excluded positions. Concludes by citing positive learner experience in each case. Contains 21 references. (VWC)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Protection, Educational Demand, Educational Supply, Educational Trends, Individual Development, Lifelong Learning, Marketing, Social Control, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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