ERIC Number: ED462588
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: 244
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-415-24794-2
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Higher Education and Lifelong Learners: International Perspectives on Change.
Schuetze, Hans G., Ed.; Slowey, Maria, Ed.
This book contains 11 papers on higher education and lifelong learners. The following papers are included: "Traditions and New Directions in Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective on Non-Traditional Students and Lifelong Learners" (Hans G. Schuetze, Maria Slowey); "Austria: The Enduring Myth of the Full-Time Student: An Exploration of the Reality of Participation Patterns in Austrian Universities" (Hans Pechar, Angela Wroblewski); "Germany; Non-Traditional Students in German Higher Education: Situation, Profiles, Policies and Perspectives" (Andra Wolter); "Ireland: Adult Learners and Non-Traditional Students in Irish Higher Education" (Tom Collins); "Sweden: Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education in Sweden: From Recurrent Education to Lifelong Learning" (Agnieszka Bron, Karin Agelii); "The United Kingdom: Redefining the Non-Traditional Student: Equity and Lifelong Learning in British Higher Education, 1985-2000" (Maria Slowey); "Canada: Higher Education and Lifelong Learning in Canada: Re-Interpreting the Notions of 'Traditional' and 'Non-Traditional' Students in the Context of a 'Knowledge Society'" (Hans G. Schuetze); "The United States: Heterogeneity of the Student Body and the Meaning of 'Non-Traditional' in U.S. Higher Education" (Seth Agbo); "Australia: Higher Education and Lifelong Learning: An Australian Perspective" (Richard James, David Beckett); "Japan: From Traditional Higher Education to Lifelong Learning: Changes in Higher Education in Japan" (Shinichi Yamamoto, Tomokazu Fujitsuka, Yuki Honda-Okitsu); and "New Zealand: The Impact of Market Forces in the Quest for Lifelong Learning in New Zealand Universities" (Roger Boshier, John Benseman). Most papers include substantial bibliographies. Twenty-three tables/figures are included. (MN)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Change Strategies, Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Conventional Instruction, Definitions, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Labor Market, Lifelong Learning, Nontraditional Students, Participation, Reentry Students, School Business Relationship, Student Characteristics, Student College Relationship, Trend Analysis, Universities
Routledge/Falmer, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 10650 Toebben Drive, Independence, KY 41051 ($29.95). Tel: 800-634-7064 (Toll Free); Fax: 800-248-4724 (Toll Free); Web site: http://taylorandfrancis.com.
Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Students
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Australia; Austria; Canada; Germany; Ireland; Japan; New Zealand; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A