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Lifelong Learning, Citizenship and Belonging
A
central purpose of lifelong learning is to challenge prejudice and
irrationality and to enable citizens to take more control of their
lives - in other words, to gain greater freedom through learning.
This is one of the main tenets of 12 core principles linking
lifelong learning to Citizenship and Belonging, in a
paper
by Professor Bob Fryer to the independent Inquiry into the Future
for Lifelong Learning.
As an advisor to successive Government ministers since 1997,
Professor Fryer was chief architect behind some of the most
significant lifelong learning and health service training reforms.
Now, as a Commissioner on the Inquiry, he draws on his experience
and knowledge to show how lifelong learning can be an instrument
both of self-fulfilment and active citizenship.
Read the full news article here
The
Inquiry into the Future
for Lifelong Learning 
“As a society we should be ambitious about the opportunities and capacity
for learning by all of our members. The Inquiry hopes to establish not only why
but also how we can achieve this. We need your help.”
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