Creative and inclusive strategies for lifelong learning: report of International Roundtable, 27-29 November 2000

This Roundtable was convened to revisit and examine existing frameworks of lifelong learning to make them more relevant for the 21st century in view of the rapidly changing learning environment. Following presentations by participants and subsequent discussions, key areas were identified. The main conclusions of the meeting were (1) a redefinition of lifelong learning; (2) how lifelong learning could aid critical understanding of globalisation and its problems; and (3) how lifelong learning can be a transformative aspect of building knowledge societies. This report includes a summary of the discussions and the following reports which were presented at the meeting by the participants: Lifelong learning: implementing a generally accepted principle / Elisabeth Bittner; The Islamic roots of lifelong learning culture: how to make use of them in creating an inclusive learning environment / Nadia Gamal El-Din; Towards the creation of lifelong learning culture in Africa / T. O. Fasokun; A youth contribution to lifelong learning / Nina Hansen and Cornelius Brokelmann; Technological change in Asia: women's need of life-long learning / Govind Kelkar and Dev Nathan; Societal and cultural enabling environment, spaces, knowledge and agency for lifelong learning / Gudrun Lachenmann; Human memory / Lars-Goran Nilsson; Lifelong learning in uncertain - or threatening? - times / Fulvia Rosemberg; Addressing challenges on lifelong learning for girls / Mariama Sarr-Ceesay; Questions of agency and the Internet: a new way of learning / Gillian Youngs.

Individual reports are indexed from TD/TNC 70.435 to TD/TNC 70.444.

This Roundtable was convened to revisit and examine existing frameworks of lifelong learning to make them more relevant for the 21st century in view of the rapidly changing learning environment. Following presentations by participants and subsequent discussions, key areas were identified. The main conclusions of the meeting were (1) a redefinition of lifelong learning; (2) how lifelong learning could aid critical understanding of globalisation and its problems; and (3) how lifelong learning can be a transformative aspect of building knowledge societies. This report includes a summary of ...  [+] Show more