Tom Schuller, John Preston, Cathie Hammond

The Benefits of Learning

The Impact of Education on Health, Family Life and Social Capital

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"The Benefits of Learning" is a detailed, systematic, and vivid account of the impact of formal and informal education on people's lives. Based on extended interviews with adults of all ages, it shows how learning affects their health, family lives, and participation in civic life, revealing the downsides of education as well as the benefits. Full of detail from adults' own accounts of their lives, the book reveals how learning enables people to sustain themselves and their communities in the face of daily stresses and strains, as well as sometimes transforming their lives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 162mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780415328005
• ISBN-10: 0415328004
• Artikelnr.: 21838931

Autorenporträt

The authors are all members of the Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning, University of London.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Background and Approach 1. Studying Benefits 2. Three Capitals: A
Framework Part 2: Themes and Case Studies 3. The Impacts of Learning on
Well-being, Mental Health and Effective Coping 4. Mental Health and
Well-being Throughout the Lifecourse 5. Family Life and Learning: Emergent
Themes 6. Family life illustrated: transitions,responsibilities and
attitudes 7. 'A continuous effort of sociability': Learning and Social
Capital in Adult Life 8. Lifelong Learning and Civic Participation:
Inclusion, Exclusion and Community Part 2: Drawing Together 9. The Benefits
of Adult Learning: Quantitative Insights 10. Reappraising Benefits