Community education, lifelong learning and social inclusion / Lyn Tett.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-86) and index.

SERIES EDITORS' INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND; Introduction; In the beginning; Training for change; Refocusing on learning; New challenges; Community learning and development; Problems and possibilities; Conclusion; Chapter 2 LIFELONG LEARNING, THE LEARNING SOCIETY POLICIES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION; Introduction; Lifelong learning and conceptualisations of the learning society; Lifelong learning policies; A European Union perspective; UK and Scottish government perspectives; Fallacy: education and training are commodities in the market

Fallacy: economic success equals eradication of deprivation and exclusionFallacy: failure is the fault of the individual; Fallacy: education is neutral and ungendered; Conclusion; Chapter 3 LIFELONG LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE AND THE CURRICULUM; Introduction; Constructions of literacy; Family literacy learning; Developing the curriculum; Using the literacy practices of everyday life; Emphasising strengths; Linking formal and informal learning; An alternative discourse of lifelong learning; Conclusion; Chapter 4 SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND LIFELONG LEARNING; Introduction; Young people and social exclusion

Giving young people a voiceSocial exclusion and health; Housing and health; Contesting official definitions of health; Learning, voice and social inclusion; Conclusion; Chapter 5 COMMUNITY EDUCATION, RISK AND THE EDUCATION OF DESIRE; Introduction; Working in partnership -- parents, schools and community educators; Building community capacity; Developing active citizenship; Educating desire; Making a difference?; Chapter 6 COMMUNITY EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY AND EQUALITY; Introduction; Democratic renewal and the Scottish generalist tradition; Redistribution and recognition; Conclusion; REFERENCES