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This Book, Sponsored By The Association For Recurrent Education, Reports Considerable Developments In Both Theory And Practice In The United Kingdom And Abroad. It Presents A Comprehensive Picture Of The Range Of Initiatives And Policies Which Are Helping To Make Recurrent Education One Of The Strongest Sectors In Contemporary Education. Intro -- Learning For Life Politics And Progress In Recurrent Education -- Copyright -- Learning For Life Politics And Progress In Recurrent Education -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Section 1: Ten Years Of Change -- 1. Education, Economics And Social Change -- 2. Towards Recurrent And Continuing Education - Education Cycles Of Failure -- 3. The Continuing Education Of Adults: Tradition And Change -- 4. Adult And Continuing Education: National Advisory Council And All -- 5. Broadcasting And Recurrent Education -- 6. What Workers, What Leave? Changing Patterns Of Employment And The Prospects For Paid Educational Leave -- 7. Economic And Financial Implications Of Recurrent And Continuing Education -- 8. Recurrent Education And Social Welfare Policy -- Section 2: The Politicians And Recurrent Education -- 9. Continuing Education - Conservative Achievement -- 10. Continuing Education And The Labour Party -- 11. The Priority Of Recurrent Education: A Social Democratic Party (sdp) View -- 12. On The Nature Of Political Progress -- Section 3: Recurrent Education In Practice -- 13. Improving Secondary Schooling: Starting From Where We Are -- 14. 16-19: The Critical Stage For Recurrent Education -- 15. The Changing Curriculum At 16+ - A Working View Of Cpve -- 16. Feu Support For Recurrent Education -- 17. The Interface Between Education And Training -- 18. The Msc And Adult Education And Training -- 19. Recurrent Education And Industry -- 20. A View From The Workplace -- 21. Educational Guidance Services In Action -- 22. Education For Adults: A Multi-cultural Dimension -- 23. Recurrent Education And Adult Basic Education: A Practitioner's View -- 24. Second Chance Programmes -- 25. The Open University: Retrospect And Prospect In Recurrent Education -- 26. University Adult Education: What Prospects? -- 27. The Third Age. 28. The Development Of Recurrent Education In Sweden -- 29. Renewing The Agenda In Australia -- Biographical Notes On Authors And Editors -- Index.