Paper Summary:

This paper looks at how lifelong learning is a term that refers to a variety of programs to keep the modern worker up to speed on changes in his or her field and to make education an ongoing process. It discusses how lifelong learning is a reality for many and a goal for many more, while even more people may have no idea what it means even if they participate in it to some degree. The paper also examines how lifelong learning has a clear economic benefit when applied to job situations and to the needs of companies and how it benefits the individual in many ways, some economic, some social, and some in terms of personal self-actualization.

Outline:
Introduction
What is Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning--Context and Frameworks
Organizational Learning and Learning Cultures
Work Based Learning
Lifelong Learning and Community Development
Lifelong Learning and Civic Participation
Learning Society: Myth or Reality?
Conclusion

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"Collaborative learning involves interpersonal processes by which a small group of students work together to complete an academic problem-solving task meant to promote learning. Under the collaborative learning approach, collaborative activities lead to emergent knowledge, which is the result (not summation) of interaction of the understandings of those who contribute to its formation (Whipple, 1987, p. 5). Collaborative activities enhance learning by allowing individuals to exercise, verify, solidify, and improve their mental models through discussions and information sharing during the problem-solving process. "

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