Living In A Learning Society: Life-Histories, Identities And Education

by Ari Antikainen, Jarmo Houtsonen, Juha Kauppila

This text discusses the meaning of education through an examination of life paths, identities and significant learning experiences. Looking at education over three generations of war and scant education; of structural change and increasing educational opportunities; and of social well-being and wide educational choice the book examines a variety of questions.; The book demonstrates how the synthesis of social and cultural interpretations of education forms four resource, status, conformity and individualism. The implications to education policy in late-modern or postmodern society are also discussed.

125 pages, Hardcover

First published January 29, 1996

Reviews

[Lucía · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lectura obligatoria para un examen en la universidad de Tampere, Finlandia.

[Bear Wiseman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A reasonably easy read, interesting, and with a quite clear message. As far as academic reading goes, this is quite decent.