Other publications. The Learning Society and People with Learning Difficulties

Citation

(2001), "Other publications. The Learning Society and People with Learning Difficulties", Education + Training, Vol. 43 No. 7. https://doi.org/10.1108/et.2001.00443gad.004

Other publications. The Learning Society and People with Learning Difficulties

Other publications

The Learning Society and People with Learning Difficulties

Sheila Riddell, Stephen Baron and Alastair WilsonThe Polity Press2001£17.99ISBN 1861342233

Keywords: Learning, Information technology, Training, School leavers, Higher education, Developing countries

Highlights the growing concern about the social exclusion of minority groups, including people with learning difficulties. Contends that lifelong learning is one of the central means of challenging the exclusion of this group and of improving their economic status. Demonstrates that a policy based on human-capital premises has produced forms of lifelong learning which exacerbate the marginalization of people with learning difficulties. Reviews the range of policy fields which increasingly intervene in the lifelong-learning arena. Maps the agencies involved in delivering services, and their (sometimes conflicting) ethos. Provides detailed accounts of the experiences of people with learning difficulties as they navigate lifelong-learning options. Explores the links between community care, education, training, employment, housing and benefits.