{"product_id":"9789400706460","title":"Lifelong Learning Book Series: Learning, Work, Identities in Lifelong Learning","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLifelong Learning Book Series: Learning, Work, Identities in Lifelong Learning\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eJackson, Sue; Malcolm, Irene; Thomas, Kate\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important book breaks new ground in addressing issues of gendered learning in different contexts across the (adult) life span at the start of the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century.  Adult learning sits within a shifting landscape of educational policy, profoundly influenced by the skills agenda, by complex funding policies, new qualifications and the widening\/narrowing participation debate.  The book is unique in highlighting the centrality of gendered choices to these developments which shape  participation in and experiences of lifelong learning.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGendered Choices\u003c\/i\u003e critically examines the continued expansion of a skills-based approach in areas of lifelong learning, including career decisions, professional identities and informal networks. It explores key intersections of adult learning from a gender perspective: notably  participation, workplace learning and informal pathways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on research from a range of contexts, \u003ci\u003eGendered Choices \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that for women the public\/private spaces of work and home are often conflated, although the gendering of ‘choice’ has largely been ignored by policy makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe themes of the book bring together some of these critical issues, explored through the multiple and fractured identities which constitute gendered lives.  The book addresses these in an international context, with contributions from Canada, Spain and Iran that provide a wider international perspective on shared issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-03-11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789400706460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-007-0647-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 262\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49937977704588,"sku":"9789400706460","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789400706460.jpg?v=1779043064","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789400706460","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}