Lifelong learning in Europe : equity and efficiency in the balance / edited by Sheila Riddell, Jörg Markowitsch and Elisabet Weedon

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lifelong Learning and the Generation of Human and Social Capital ̃Sheila Riddell and Elisabet Weedon; Lifelong learning and the wider European socio-economic context ̃Sheila Riddell and Elisabet Weedon; Neoliberal and inclusive themes in European lifelong learning policy ̃John Holford and Vida A. Mohoreie Aepolar; Formal adult education in the spotlight: profiles, motivations and experiences of participants in 12 European countries ̃Ellen Boeren, Ides Nicaise and Ellu Saar; The socio-demographic obstacles to participating in lifelong learning across Europe ̃Peter Robert; The qualification providing enterprise? Support for formal adult education in small and medium sized enterprises ̃Gunter Hefler and Jorg Markowitsch; Reducing or reinforcing inequality: assessing the impact of European policy on widening access to higher education ̃Elisabet Weedon and Sheila Riddell; Conclusion: The role of lifelong learning in reducing social inequality at a time of economic crisis ̃Sheila Riddell.