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  • Combating Social Exclusion in University Adult Education

    by Julia Preece ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Published in 1999, this work suggests that widening participation is not just about changing learner expectations; it is also about changing institutional expectations and practices. "Higher" learning, for example, should include a broader, more inclusive range of knowledge and ways of knowing than at present and criteria for learning achievement should include assessment of "citizenship" as well ... Read more

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  • Nurturing Social Capital in Excluded Communities

    A Kind of Higher Education

    by Julia Preece ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2000. Emanating from a two year action research project aimed at devising higher education courses for excluded social groups, this book examines ways in which UK higher education can be accessed and valued by adults who have previously been excluded. It also explores the topical argument that education contributes to building social as well as human capital - a ... Read more

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  • University Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning

    The Porous University

    by Julia Preece ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book offers a conceptual re-think of how university community engagement functions as a lifelong learning resource for communities. While having a specific focus on the South African context, it has important implications for other universities which are concerned with their communities, and makes a compelling argument for the university as a public good, in spite of current trends towards ... Read more

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