The importance of difference in lifelong learning.

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The contemporary widespread institutionalisation of lifelong learning ideology may certainly be seen as a good in itself. Learning, as both an engagement and an outcome, inevitably has value of some sort to some human interests. That reality may be understood as both the greatest strength of lifelong learning ideology and its greatest weakness. The measurement of engagement in lifelong learning and the measurement of lifelong learning achievements can serve to mask profound differences in the quality of both educational engagement and educational outcomes. It can also be used politically to mask culturally important differences. It is argued here that lifelong learning theory, advocacy, policy, practice and critique must maintain a focus on important distinctions in the quality or nature of educational engagements and outcomes. Only through such a focus is there any hope of realising the progressive, developmental and liberatory features of lifelong learning ideology by exposing and co

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