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1. Improving What is Learned at University

   An Exploration of the Social and Organisational Diversity of University Education

   By John Brennan, Robert Edmunds, Muir Houston, David Jary, Yann Lebeau, Michael Osborne, John T.E. Richardson

   Series: Improving Learning

   Received the ‘highly commended’ award by the Society for Educational Studies for books published in 2010. What is learned in universities today? Is it what students expect to learn? Is it what universities say they learn? How far do the answers to questions such as these differ according to what,...

   Published December 2nd 2009 by Routledge
2. The Concepts and Practices of Lifelong Learning

   By Brenda Morgan-Klein, Michael Osborne

   This textbook gives a wide-ranging, research-informed introduction to issues in lifelong learning across a variety of educational settings and practices. Its very accessible approach is multi-disciplinary drawing on sociology and psychology in particular. In addition, issues are discussed within an...

   Published December 12th 2007 by Routledge
3. The Pedagogy of Lifelong Learning

   Understanding Effective Teaching and Learning in Diverse Contexts

   Edited by Michael Osborne, Muir Houston, Nuala Toman

   Presenting a snapshot of contemporary international research into the pedagogy of lifelong learning and teaching, this book focuses on a wide range of issues related to lifelong learning, including higher education, community-based learning and literacy practices in continuing education. It...

   Published June 6th 2007 by Routledge
4. Social Capital, Lifelong Learning and the Management of Place

   An International Perspective

   Edited by Michael Osborne, Kate Sankey, Bruce Wilson

   With contributions from around the world, this book brings together inter-related research from three fields: social capital, place management and lifelong learning regions. Providing valuable insight into the management of place and the development of learning at a regional level, the book...

   Published June 6th 2007 by Routledge
5. Researching Widening Access to Lifelong Learning

   Issues and Approaches in International Research

   Edited by Michael Osborne, Jim Gallacher, Beth Crossan

   This authoritative volume is a truly international contribution to the worldwide debate on how best to widen access to lifelong learning. The first section of the book comprises research studies from around the world, reflecting the diversity of contexts in which widening access is researched and...

   Published April 25th 2007 by Routledge