The Age of Learning: Education and the Knowledge Society

Abstract

This 230 page edited book attempts to capture the ethos of the age of learning and analyze its features. It questions its ethics from a variety of academic perspectives and discusses how the learning society actually functions. Traditional views are seen threatened, as education becomes a commodity. Education and learning are seen intertwined with global capitalism, and government policies and practices are increasingly viewed as treating learning as an investment, resulting in employability and work. A learning society emerges as one of the products.

Citation

Elen Burton, L. (2004), "The Age of Learning: Education and the Knowledge Society", On the Horizon, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 79-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/10748120410544162