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Bristol : Policy Press, 2014
Abstract: Active ageing has become a key phrase in discourses about challenges and remedies for demographic ageing and the enrolment of older adults into voluntary work is an important dimension of it. The pattern and factors conditioning volunteering among older people has so far been an under-researched topic in Europe and this is the first book to study volunteering among older people comparatively and comprehensively In this topical book older people's volunteering is studied in eight Europe ...; [Read more...]
Bristol, England: Policy Press, 2012
Abstract: This study draws on rigorous international research, reviews key theoretical and policy debates, and presents new insights into the different meanings and practices of lifelong learning in Europe. It contributes to the development of knowledge and understanding of lifelong learning in an expanded Europe. As a matter of fact, authors look at the contribution of lifelong learning to economic growth and social cohesion across Europe, focusing its challenge to social exclusion. Comparative ...; [Read more...]
Bristol : Policy Press, © 2020
Abstract: This comprehensive collection discusses topical issues essential to both scholarship and policy making in the realm of Lifelong Learning (LLL) policies and how far they succeed in supporting young people across their life courses, rather than one-sidedly fostering human capital for the economy. Examining specific regional and local contexts across Europe, all various in context, this book uses original research to evaluate differences in scope, approach, orientation, and objectives. It ...; [Read more...]