Chapter 2: A sociological perspective on education as a lifelong process
Gwendolin Josephine Blossfeld
,
Pia Nicoletta Blossfeld
, and
Hans-Peter Blossfeld
Category:
Handbook Chapter
Published:
30 Aug 2019
Page Range:
18–34
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788110426.00009
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This chapter highlights several macro-changes in modern societies that suggest that education has become a lifelong process. Following Glen Elder, we conceptualize five principles which determine how education unfolds over the life course, and show that educational decisions, learning environments, and competence development constitute a complex and time-related interdependence over the life course. Finally, we present some new insights based on recent research that considers education as a lifelong process.

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Cover Research Handbook on the Sociology of Education
Research Handbook on the Sociology of Education
Edited by
Rolf Becker
Handbook
Published:
30 Aug 2019
Print ISBN:
9781788110419
eISBN:
9781788110426
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788110426
Pages:
c 624
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
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