Creating learning cultures: next steps in achieving the learning age: second report of the National Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning

This is the second report of the National Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning which was chaired by R. H. Fryer. It comprises advice to the United Kingdom (UK) Secretary of State for Education and Employment regarding the following issues: the contribution of lifelong learning to community development; the identification of means to promote access for those adults currently not engaged in education; measures to stimulate demand for learning from mature adults; and, identifying practical examples of effective partnerships for local delivery of lifelong learning....  [+] Show more

This is the second report of the National Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning which was chaired by R. H. Fryer. It comprises advice to the United Kingdom (UK) Secretary of State for Education and Employment regarding the following issues: the contribution of lifelong learning to community development; the identification of means to promote access for those adults currently not engaged in education; measures to stimulate demand for learning from mature adults; and, identifying practical examples of effective partnerships for local delivery of lifelong learning. Following the introduction, there are eight sections dealing with various aspects of lifelong learning, including: a brief review of the progress made on the agenda, consideration of the main dimensions of social and cultural change, the demand for lifelong learning, how it could be addressed and some of the implications of the operation of the system. The Group has made eight key and twenty-three supplementary recommendations.

The first report is indexed at TD/IRD 88.181.