Combating Social Exclusion in University Adult Education

by Julia Preece

This work suggests that widening participation is not just about changing learner expectations; it is also about changing institutional expectations and practices. "Higher" learning, for example, should include a broader, more inclusive range of knowledge and ways of knowing than at present and criteria for learning achievement should include assessment of "citizenship" as well as linear outcomes.

179 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1999