LEADER 03779nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910348233403321 005 20170809164438.0 010 $a1-134-18862-5 010 $a1-280-62215-6 010 $a9786610622153 010 $a0-203-96953-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000414547 035 $a(EBL)356050 035 $a(OCoLC)437220557 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000161034 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11149195 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161034 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198199 035 $a(PQKB)11732145 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC356050 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000414547 100 $a20060313d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGender and lifelong learning$b[electronic resource] $ecritical feminist engagements /$fedited by Carole Leathwood and Becky Francis 210 $aLondon $cRoutledge$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (230 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-37485-5 311 $a0-415-37484-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Gendering lifelong learning; Part I: The policy context; Chapter 1: Unprotected participation in lifelong learning and the politics of hope: A feminist reality check of discourses around flexibility, seamlessness and learner earners; Chapter 2: Locating the learner within EU policy: Trajectories, complexities, identities; Chapter 3: Gendered constructions of lifelong learning and the learner in the UK policy context; Part II: Accessing lifelong learning 327 $aChapter 4: Troubling trajectories: Gendered 'choices' and pathways fromschool to workChapter 5: Masculinities, femininities and resistance to participation in post-compulsory education; Chapter 6: Fair access?: Exploring gender, access and participation beyond entry to higher education; Part III: Experiences of lifelong learning; Chapter 7: Community education: Participation, risk and desire; Chapter 8: From childcare practitioner to FE Tutor: Biography, identity and lifelong learning; Chapter 9: Disability, gender and identity: The experiences of disabled students in higher education 327 $aChapter 10: The in/visible journey: Black women's lifelong lessons in higher educationChapter 11: Older women as lifelong learners; Chapter 12: War and diaspora as lifelong learning contexts for immigrant women; Chapter 13: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis insightful book is ideal for students, researchers and policy makers wanting a sound overview of the critical issues of gender in lifelong learning. Asking pertinent questions relating to discourses on policy, the authors offer the reader a rare view of lifelong learning from a gender-focused perspective, filling a gap in the literature and moving current debate on into new areas. Questions addressed include:To what extent can the policy discourses and institutional contexts of lifelong learning be seen as masculinised and/or feminised?What are the gender implicati 606 $aSex differences in education$zGreat Britain 606 $aAdult education$zGreat Britain 606 $aFeminism and education 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSex differences in education 615 0$aAdult education 615 0$aFeminism and education. 676 $a374.0082 701 $aLeathwood$b Carole$0895465 701 $aFrancis$b Becky$0917316 801 0$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910348233403321 996 $aGender and lifelong learning$92118255 997 $aUNINA