Being an adult learner in austere times: exploring the contexts of higher, further and community education

Sheridan, L. (2019) Being an adult learner in austere times: exploring the contexts of higher, further and community education. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 38(4), pp. 478-480. (doi: 10.1080/02601370.2019.1615209)[Book Review]

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Abstract

The book review focuses on an edited collection from Boeren and James derives from papers presented at the Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (SCRUTREA) entitled Adult Education in Austere Times in 2016. Three years later, the constraints faced by Adult Education providers are ever more pronounced and this book provides helpful insights into the broad landscape in which adult education takes place, or rather, should take place.

Item Type:Book Reviews
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Sheridan, Dr Louise
Authors: Sheridan, L.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Social Justice Place and Lifelong Education
College of Social Sciences > School of Education > People, Place & Social Change
Journal Name:International Journal of Lifelong Education
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
ISSN:0260-1370
ISSN (Online):1464-519X
Published Online:23 May 2019

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