Lifelong Learning in Higher Education

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Psychology Press, 2000 - Education - 238 pages
This text examines how colleges and universities might respond to the increasing need for people to take responsibility for their own education and to remain motivated. It devotes attention to teaching methods, organizational structures and the goals of higher education.
 

Contents

Lifelong education as a system
22
The nature of lifelong learning
43
Lifelong learning and higher education
62
Teaching and learning activities
72
The role of instructors
81
Linking education and work
98
Innovative approaches to teaching and learning
111
Alternative roles for teachers
119
Evaluating lifelong learning
150
continuing problems
175
Practical problems
184
Institutional factors
190
Moving towards lifelong education
198
References
211
Index
233
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Christopher K. Knapper is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Instructional Development Centre at Queen's University, Canada.

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