Lifelong Learning: Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges

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Isaac Kofi Biney, PhD – Senior Lecturer/Head, UG Learning Centres, School of Continuing and Distance Education (SCDE), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Paul G. Nixon – Independent Researcher, Netherlands
Rebecca Kleiweg de Zwaan – Senior Lecturer, European Studies, The Hague University of Applied Science, The Hague, Netherlands

Series: Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World
BISAC: PSY012000; SOC023000; SOC000000
DOI: 10.52305/TSWS6520

Whilst in the eons of history the term lifelong learning may be a relatively new addition to the language, the practices and experiences are most certainly not. Throughout human existence people have tried to improve their living conditions by accomplishing their tasks in more efficient and effective ways. This can often be linked to the notion of work but lifelong learning, whilst important in the workplace, affects all parts of our existence. It not only aids us to understand our tasks but also how we fit into a wider society. Without lifelong learning our society, and we as individuals, would stagnate. It is not something that we always do purposively but is a part of being human. We acquire skills and knowledge and then apply them sometimes in unrelated scenarios. Lifelong learning has benefits not just in terms of our work but can also help in terms of socialization. It also has potential health benefits, for example, in terms of enhancing neuroplasticity and aiding in the development of emotional intelligence and empathy for others. We become more confident in what we do as we achieve increased knowledge and understanding through lifelong learning, as can be evidenced in many of the contributions in this edited collection. We all benefit from lifelong learning and have a role to play in both in terms of educating ourselves and a duty to help to educate others in order to create a better society. The contributors and editors hope that this collection can play even a miniscule part in that development and we have certainly been through new experiences that have contributed to our own lifelong learning.

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Foreword

Chapter 1. Overview: Lifelong Learning – Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges
I.K. Biney, PhD¹, R. Kleiweg de Zwaan² and P.G. Nixon³
¹UG Learning Centre, School of Continuing and Distance Education (SCDE), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
²The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
³Independent Researcher

Chapter 2. Towards Becoming a Learning and Knowledge Society: Experiences from Ghana
Isaac Kofi Biney, PhD
UG Learning Centre, School of Continuing and Distance Education (SCDE), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

Chapter 3. Promoting Lifelong Learning Among Adult Learners on Distance Education Programs in Developing Countries: Challenges and Strategies
Isaac Kofi Biney, PhD
UG Learning Centre, School of Continuing and Distance Education (SCDE), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

Chapter 4. Integrating Technology for Effective Teaching and Learning by Adults: The Ghanaian Perspective
J. Boateng¹, E. J. K. Attiogbe², C. Boadi¹
¹University of Ghana
²University of Professional Studies, Ghana

Chapter 5. Apprenticeship Learning in Social Literacy and Post-Literacy Practices
M. Mofana-Semoko, PhD
National University of Lesotho, Lesotho

Chapter 6. Creating an Inclusive Community: Promoting Lifelong Learning through Distance Education in the Rural Areas of Ghana
B. Agyekum, PhD
University of Ghana Learning Centres, Accra, Ghana

Chapter 7. Digital Natives? Assessing Digital Literacy Levels among University Students
Y. A. A. Ussher
Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Chapter 8. Technology and the Higher Education Sector’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experiences of Adult Learners in the University of Ghana
John Kwame Boateng¹ and Joyce Boateng²
¹School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of Ghana Learning Centres, Legon, Ghana
²Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies, School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

Chapter 9. A Study on Gender, Innovation and Factors Affecting Intrapreneurship
V. Vasanth¹, S. Ganesh² and T. Nyamache³
¹Department of Management Studies, PSR Engineering College, Sivakasi, India
²Sharda University, Faculty of Management, Uzbekistan
³School of Business and Economics, Turkana University College, Kenya

Chapter 10. Observing Practices in Higher Education for Self-Directed Professional Lifelong Learning
L. Matthews¹ and M. Ravenscroft²
¹University Teaching Academy, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
²Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

Chapter 11. The Contributions of MOOCs to Lifelong Learning
A.O. Adu-Marfo
School of Continuing and Distance Education (SCDE), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

Chapter 12. Shifting Identities of Sustainable Talent Development in Performing Arts
M. Hogenes, PhD
The Hague University of Applied Sciences, EN Den Haag, Netherlands

Chapter 13. Lifelong Learning from Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives: Approaches and Opportunities in the 21st Century
A. K. Ayisi-Addo¹ and I.K. Biney, PhD²
¹Department of Water Resources and Sustainable Development, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana
²UG Learning Centre, School of Continuing and Distance Education (SCDE), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

About the Editors

List of Contributors

Index

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