{"product_id":"global-perspectives-on-higher-education-and-lifelong-learners-paperback","title":"Global Perspectives on Higher Education and Lifelong Learners - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHans Schuetze\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMaria Slowey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe global expansion of participation rates in higher education continue more or less unabated. However, while the concept of \u003cem\u003elifelong learning\u003c\/em\u003e has figured prominently in national and international educational policy discourse for more than three decades, its implications for the field of higher education has remained relatively underdeveloped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on a particular dimension of the lifelong learning: higher education for those who have not progressed directly from school to higher education. Some will embark on undergraduate programmes as mature students, part-time and\/or distance students; others wish to return to higher education after having completed (or not completed) a previous academic programme, while increasing numbers participate in postgraduate and continuing studies for a complex mix of professional and personal reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopting a comparative and international longitudinal perspective which goes beyond a snapshot view by building on the cases of a core group of ten OECD countries, this timely book investigates the ways in which important new developments impacting on higher education crystallise around the lifelong learning agenda: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003enew technology and open source resources;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe changing role of the state and market in higher education;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe blurring of public and private boundaries;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eissues of equity and access in a time of global economic turmoil;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe increased emphasis on research and international league tables;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe changing nature of the education; and, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe complex interaction of international, national and regional expectations which governments and other stakeholders have of universities and other public and private institutions of higher education.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile focussing on the situation in Canada, USA, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and a wide variety of European countries, the book also assesses the issues from the perspective of developing countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans G. Schuetze\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor emeritus and former Director, Centre for Policy Studies in Higher Education and Training, University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria Slowey\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director of Higher Education Research and development at Dublin City University, Ireland\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52504386699571,"sku":"9780415675086","price":118.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QmZESThLRmlEa3VXMjFyU0Y4eHNiUT09.webp?v=1760194645","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/global-perspectives-on-higher-education-and-lifelong-learners-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}