Social Capital, Lifelong Learning and the Management of Place (eBook, PDF)

An International Perspective
Redaktion: Osborne, Michael; Wilson, Bruce; Sankey, Kate

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Providing valuable insight into the management of place and the development of learning at a regional level, the book presents international research that underpins the development and implementation of policies and practices that improve the quality of living and working circumstances at both local and regional levels.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134089505
• Artikelnr.: 43070886

Autorenporträt

Michael Osborne is Co-Director of PASCAL Observatory at the Institute of Education, University of Stirling, UK. Kate Sankey is PASCAL Associate at the Institude of Education, University of Stirling, UK. Bruce Wilson is Co-Director of the PASCAL Observatory at the School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, RMIT, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: 1. Introduction 2. The Question of Measurement: The Role of
Quantitative Approaches 3. Qualitative Research Legitimacy: What Counts as
'Evidence' for Policy Makers and Researchers Working Together? Section 2:
Social Capital 4. Researching Community Capital for Public Management 5.
Community Efficacy and Social Capital: Modelling how Communities Deliver
Outcomes for Members 6. Identity, Local Community and the Internet 7. The
Empirics of Social Capital and Economic Development Section 3: Learning
Regions 8. Learning Regions, Co-operation and Networks: Network Analysis as
a Tool for Evaluating Structures of Interaction in Continuing Education 9.
Communities of Practice and Purpose: Making Knowledge Work in the
University-Industry Interface 10. Learning Cape Aspirations: The Idea of a
Learning Region and the Use of Indicators in a Middle-Income Country 11.
Lifelong Learning: Institutionalisation and Regulating Mechanisms Section
4: Place Management 12. Place Centric and Future Oriented Learning in the
Local Village Context: Making the Village a Virtual Campus 13. Cities as
Engines of Growth 14. Policy Considerations to Address the Social
Implications of Increased Commodification of Public Places 15. Community,
Place and Learning 16. Lifelong Learning and Sustainable Development
Section 5: 17. Conclusions