Machine generated contents note: one. Lifelong learning and the generation of human and social capital -- two. Lifelong learning and the wider European socioeconomic context -- three. Neoliberal and inclusive themes in European lifelong learning policy -- four. Formal adult education in the spotlight: profiles, motivations and experiences of participants in 12 European countries -- five. sociodemographic obstacles to participating in lifelong learning across Europe -- six. qualification-providing enterprise? Support for formal adult education in small and medium-sized enterprises -- seven. Reducing or reinforcing inequality: assessing the impact of European policy on widening access to higher education -- eight. Conclusion: the role of lifelong learning in reducing social inequality at a time of economic crisis
Summary
This timely book contributies to the development of knowledge and understanding of lifelong learning in an expanded Europe. Its wide range of contributors look at the contribution of lifelong learning to economic growth and social cohesion across Europe, focusing its challenge to social exclusion
