Lifelong Learning, Young Adults and the Challenges of Disadvantage in Europe

This open access book challenges international policy 'groupthink' about lifelong learning. Adult learning - too long a servant of business competitiveness - should be reimagined as central to democratic society. Young adults, especially from disadvantaged backgrounds, engage more in educa...

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Other Authors: Holford, John (Editor), Boyadjieva, Pepka (Editor), Clancy, Sharon (Editor), Hefler, Günter (Editor), Studená, Ivana (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature 2023
Series:Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
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