This Open University Reader examines the practices of learning and teaching which have been developed to support lifelong learning, and the understanding and assumptions which underpin them.

This Open University Reader examines the practices of learning and teaching which have been developed to support lifelong learning, and the understanding and assumptions which underpin them. The selection of texts included trace the widening scope of academic understandings regarding learning and teaching, and considers the implications for those who develop programs of learning. The particular focus of this Reader is on the psychological, or cognitive phenomena, that occur in the minds of individual learners, with readings representing a range of experience in different sectors of education and training by authors from around the globe.

'Together these volumes represent something of a treasure trove of writing about adult lifelong learning. As a whole, they bring together significant ideas and concepts which are currently being used to understand and research learning in an expansive, lifelong context. The chapters interact with one another in a way that makes each volume more than the sum of its parts and should encourage the reader to engage in a critical fashion with the ideas presented.' - Studies in the Education of Adults