Learning Sciences / Concept
Lifelong learning
Definition
A view of learning as continuous across the full lifespan and across formal, nonformal, informal, workplace, community, and lived experiences.
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It shifts education away from a front-loaded sequence of schooling toward ongoing development that can adapt to changing work, technology, and life circumstances.
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Sources and evidence
- Modernizing Learning — Ch. 4, pp. 61-81 (direct)