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Lifelong learning

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Basic Skills Agency: National development agency which aims to improve basic skills. Its activities include funding research and demonstration projects, publishing teaching and learning resources, and running a free national telephone referral service to help adults join basic skills classes.
Author: Basic Skills Agency
Subjects: key skills, lifelong learning, literacy
DeweyClass: 374
Resource type: institution
Development of UK Academic Library Services in the Context of Lifelong Learning: Report published in April 1998 following the Government's green paper 'The Learning Age'. It considers the broad policy framework of higher education and how academic libraries, which increasingly include networked IT services within their remit, need to respond.
Author: Brophy, Peter; Craven, Jenny & Fisher, Shelagh
Subjects: library services, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 027.7
Resource type: document
Higher Education in the Learning Society: The Dearing Report: Report from the committee chaired by Sir Ron Dearing into higher education. The committee examined and made recommendations on how the purposes, shape, structure, size and funding of higher education, including support for students, should develop to meet the needs of the United Kingdom over the next 20 years.
Author: National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education
Subjects: higher education policy, higher education students, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 378.41
Resource type: document
Key Skills at the University of Central Lancashire: Project established to develop students' key skills as required by employers and for lifelong learning. Describes the position of such skills within qualifications, education and training programs. Includes case studies of modern apprenticeships.
Author: University of Central Lancashire
Subjects: key skills, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 374
Resource type: documents
Key skills in Context: A thematically-based resource for those who wish to consider a career and develop key skills in Europe and the world of work, nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, planning for the future, and news media.
Author: MBA Publishing
Subjects: key skills, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 374
Resource type: documents
Libraries and the Regions: Paper discussing the potential for UK libraries to lead the cultural sector in areas such as new technology, lifelong learning, and the provision of information services. Argues that libraries need to build a strong regional presence in order to take full advantage of these opportunities. Presented as a PDF file
Author: Department of Culture, Media and Sport
Subjects: library services, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 025.5
Resource type: document
NIACE: National Organisation for Adult Learning: The Institute is concerned with all kinds of adult learners, but has particular strengths in work with women, black and ethnic minority learners, learners with disabilities and/or learning difficulties, older learners, and unemployed learners. It works in all sectors of education and training, including local authorities, further education, higher education, employers and not for profit organisations.
Author: NIACE
Subjects: disability, further education, lifelong learning, minorities
DeweyClass: 374
Resource type: documents
NOCN: National Open College Network: UK Group which exists to promote and support Open College Networks in acting regionally to develop and widen access to high-quality and flexible education, training and learning, particularly for learners who have benefited least from formal provision. Includes the NOCN online newsletter, background information on the NOCN, and a listings of OCNs around the UK.
Author: NOCN
Subjects: educational policy, further education, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 374
Resource type: documents
Open Learning and the Internet in the Public Library: Report on the findings of a project to demonstrate how open learning materials available on the Internet could be integrated with the provision of local open learning resources to provide an enhanced learning environment in the public library.
Author: McCormick, Angela & Sutton, Audrey
Subjects: library internet use, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 027.4
Resource type: document
Research in Post-Compulsory Education: Refereed journal concerned with research into education after compulsory schooling, including further education, higher education, vocational and technical training, adult learning and community learning.
Author: Triangle Journals
Subjects: further education, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 374
Resource type: journal
Sustaining a Dynamic Electronic Community Site: Critical Success Factors in the Accessible Lifelong Learning (ALL) Project: Conference paper (January 1999) which describes and evaluates the critical success factors associated with mounting a Web site to provide accessible lifelong learning opportunities for the people of New South Wales, using the State Library's virtual private network. The paper covers functional and technical factors and customer feedback.
Author: Rich, David; Phillips, Amanda & Magee, Linda
Subjects: australian libraries, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 374
Resource type: article
UK Lifelong Learning: Official information on the encouragement, promotion and development of lifelong learning in the UK.
Author: Department for Education and Employment
Subjects: lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 374
Resource type: documents
Virtual University Journal: International journal focusing on lifelong learning via new technology. Covers issues, research, innovation and practice connected with the use of communications technologies for academic learning.
Author: VUP International
Subjects: educational technology research, internet based education, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 374.4
Resource type: journal