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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783624103321

Titolo

Disaffection and diversity : overcoming barriers for adult learners / / edited by Judith Calder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Falmer Press, , 1993

ISBN

1-135-72213-7

1-138-17864-0

0-203-20979-6

1-135-72214-5

1-280-10853-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CalderJudith A

Disciplina

374/.941

Soggetti

Adult education - Great Britain

Continuing education - Great Britain

Adult learning - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Disaffection and Access; Adult Access to Higher Education; The Experience of Black Minority Students; Local Provision: An Oxfordshire Case Study; The Scope and Characteristics of Educational Provision for Adults; Face-to-Face Provision and the Older Learner; Opportunities Through Open Learning; Disaffection and Distance Education; Adult Learning and Success; A Society of Opportunity; The Assessment of Prior Learning: Relating Experience, Competence and Knowledge; Credit Accumulation and Credit Transfer

Informal Learning Opportunities and their Contribution to Overcoming DisaffectionNotes on Contributors; Index