International Perspectives on Lifelong Learning Book

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Notes on Contributors
Part I: Introduction: Comparative Perspectives
1. Traditions and New Directions in Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective on Non-traditional Students and Lifelong Learners Hans G. Schuetze and Maria Slowey
Part II: Europe
2. Austria: The Enduring Myth of the Full Time Student: An Exploration of the Reality of Participation Patterns in Austrian Universities Hans Pechar and Angela Wroblewski
3. Germany: Non-traditional students in German Higher Education: Situation, Profiles, Policies, and Perspectives Andra Wolter
4. Ireland: Adult Learners and Non-traditional students in Irish Higher Education Tom Collins
5. Sweden: Non-traditional Students in Higher Education in Sweden: From Recurrent Education to Lifelong Learning Agnieszka Bron and Karin Agelii
6. The United Kingdom: Redefining the Non-traditional Student: Equity and Lifelong Learning in British Higher Education, 1985-2000 Maria Slowey
Part III: North America
7. Canada: Higher Education and Lifelong Learning in Canada: Re-interpreting the Notions of 'traditional' and 'non-traditional' Students in the Context of a 'knowledge society' Hans G. Schuetze
8. The Untied States: Heterogeneity of the Student Body and the Meaning of 'non-traditional' in US Higher Education Beth Agbo
Part IV: Australia, Japan, and New Zealand
9. Australia: Higher Education and Lifelong Learning: An Australian Perspective Richard James and David Beckett
10. Japan: From Traditional Higher Education to Lifelong Learning: Changes in Higher Education in JapanShinichi Yamamoto, Tomokazu Fujitsuka, and Yuki Honda-Okitsu
11. New Zealand: The Impact of Market Forces in the Quest for Lifelong Learning in New Zealand Universities Roger Boshier and John Benseman