Men learning through life
- Authors: Golding, Barry , Mark, Rob , Foley, Annette
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Men learning through life Chapter 1 p. 3-17
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- Description: This introductory chapter seeks, through a broad-brush analysis of a wide range of international research and data, to provide context for our book. It consists of four sections. The first sets the broad intentions and the main source of information for the two parts of our book that follow, including some limitations. The second section seeks to make explicit our interest in focusing mainly on men, particularly those men beyond paid work. The third section teases out some of our theoretical presuppositions about the process, purposes and value of learning that men experience. The fourth explains our reasons for overtly including and emphasising the seldom-theorised link between men’s learning and wellbeing. In its totality, this introductory chapter provides an outline of our equity and evidence-based case for acknowledging worldwide changes and trends that have made this book timely, particularly for men not in paid work, including a ‘big picture’ view of men learning through life in international settings. It begins to delineate a range of social and economic factors, including the global financial crisis and population ageing, that have led to an increase in the proportion of men not in paid work in most developed nations. This increase has been accompanied by a decrease in many nations in the proportion of young men completing post-school qualifications
Men's turn to learn? Discussion and Conclusion
- Authors: Golding, Barry , Mark, Rob , Foley, Annette
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Men Learning through life Chapter Sixteen p. 244-259
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- Description: Our intention in this final chapter is to argue a case for repositioning men’s learning at any age as a significant benefit not only for the men involved, but also for their families and the community, aside from the narrowly defined vocational benefits which lifelong learning policies often focus on. We seek to identify some generalisable conclusions based on the data and literature examined in the first part of this book and the national research policies and practices identified in the second part. The chapter consists of a discussion, comprising a number of important acknowledgments about the extensive theoretical and practical ground our book has covered. This is followed by a number of broad and over-arching conclusions
Fostering social policies for engagement of older men in learning and improvement of their health and wellbeing
- Authors: Mark, Rob , Golding, Barry
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Education and Ageing Vol. 2, no. 3 (September 2012 2012), p. 221-236
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- Description: A range of demographic, educational, training, health and well-being data confirm that men are experiencing a range of dilemmas, particularly after the age of retirement. This article is based primarily on findings and insights from recent, mixed method, field research in Ireland and Australia and suggests engagement in learning in informal community setting can have a positive impact on older men’s health and well-being. The article reflects on what lessons empirical research findings might have for policy makers and government and service providers interested in promoting men’s improved health and well-being and what implications there are for the creation a culture of lifelong learning. It draws conclusions from attitudes and experiences of older men already learning in community contexts in Australia and Ireland and from complementary research in the United Kingdom. Through exploration of factors that shape attitudes of men towards learning, it explains why some older men are often overlooked in local and community learning provision and policies. It identifies several types of informal, group-learning environment, contexts and organisations that positively engage older men and promote wellbeing for individuals, families and communities. Finally, it examines policy and practice for older men’s learning in Ireland and Australia and how policies might positively re-engage older men.
Beyond the workplace : An investigation into older men's learning and wellbeing in Northern Ireland
- Authors: Mark, Rob , Montgomery, Vanessa , Graham, Harry
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Report
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- Description: Report for the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP) by the Institute of Governance, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast. To be presented at Men’s learning & wellbeing: A One Day Forum, hosted by University of Ballarat at the Ballarat Mechanics Institute, Friday 26 February 2010.