Towns, cities and regions
in the learning age - a survey of learning
communities
Towns, Cities and Regions in
the Learning Age is designed to
provoke debate about learning and its
contribution to regeneration through detailed
accounts of a wide range of models of good
practice, combined with a practical approach to
partnership building. It is aimed at
practitioners and policy makers who care about
the future of our towns and cities and want to
harness learning as a means of shaping an
uncertain future.
It provides a
guide to good practice in learning communities
in the UK and abroad through ten case studies.
Six thematic sections deal with activities of
particular relevance to neighbourhood renewal
such as basic skills and citizenship. It also
sets out the context in which learning towns,
cities and regions have developed in recent
years and identifies the forces behind the
changing nature of the education and training
system. It argues that learning community
partnerships have an important role to play in
bridging the gap between the mainstream
providers and the new, initiative- and
project-driven system if widening participation
is to become a reality.
The Survey was
edited by Martin Yarnit, and produced by LCN –
the Network for Learning Communities, in
collaboration with Local Government Association
and DfES.
Although this
publication is not available to download copies
are currently available from LCN. Price £20
(not for profit organisations) or £50 including
postage. Please write to lc-network@ntlworld.com
or visit our Contact us page for
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