School as a foundation for lifelong learning: the implications of a lifelong learning perspective for the re-imagining of school-age education
This is the first of the Inquiry's sector papers, published on 24 February 2009. It explores the role of school as a foundation for lifelong learning through four themes: (1) the relationship between lifelong learning and the current interest in happiness and well-being; (2) the attempt to identify key personal characteristics that underlie a positive or 'healthy' disposition towards lifelong learning; (3) the implications for schooling that arise when the development of these aspects of 'the lifelong learning character' is placed at the heart of their purpose; and (4) the implicit shifts in t ... Show more
Authors: Claxton, Guy; Lucas, Bill
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales) (NIACE)
Published: Leicester, England, NIACE, 2009
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 28 p.
Access item: Request Item from NCVER
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