Policies, politics and the future of lifelong learning

This text focuses on the political context of lifelong learning.

One of the key issues in education policy, lifelong learning is also an element of wider government policy, relating to economic, demographic and social change, and the widely discussed issue of social exclusion.

This work covers the background, European and policy elements of lifelong learning as well as providing a detailed consideration of the linkage of educational and political issues in this subject.