This book contains 15 papers on the following topics related to lifelong learning: lifespan development and education, capacity to learn in the lifespan, skills formation in the workplace, learning to learn in the lifespan, and implications for policy and practice. The following papers are included: "Learning for Life: New Ideas, New Significance" (Tuijnman, Van Der Kamp); "Age, Gender, and Learning in the Lifespan" (Schuller); "Lifespan Learning: Developmental Tasks and Their Management" (Heymans); "Ageing and Learning: An Agenda for the Future" (Hiemstra); "Fluid Abilities and Epistemic Thinking: Some Prescriptions for Adult Education" (Lohman, Scheurman); "Fostering the Acquisition and Transfer of Intellectual Skills" (De Corte); "Practical Intelligence" (Wagner); "Informal Learning on the Job" (Van Onna); "Skills Needed in the Work Place" (Onstenk); "Theories and Principles of Learning to Learn" (Simons); "Implementing the Learning to Learn Concept" (Smith); "Effective Adult Learning" (Van Der Kamp); "Paradigm Shifts in Adult Education" (Tuijnman); "Public Intervention in Adult Education" (Lowe); "Learning for Life: Policy Conclusions" (Houtkoop, Van Den Dool).