Adult learning matters. There is now widespread agreement that modern countries depend on the creativity, skills and knowledge of the entire population for thei

Lifelong learning has become a mantra, but what does learning mean in the lives of adults? How do we learn from life, and how do we learn for life?

Like many ideas that inform policy, practice and research, ‘transition’ has many meanings. Children make a transition to adulthood, pupils move from primary

‘Transition’ has numerous everyday and conceptual meanings yet, while certain transitions are unsettling and difficult for some people, risk, challenge and

This book presents a strong and coherent rationale for improving learning for diverse students from a range of backgrounds within higher education.