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Product Identifiers
PublisherLutterworth Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-100718892798
ISBN-139780718892791
eBay Product ID (ePID)109075849
Product Key Features
Number of Pages204 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameExtramural : Literature and Lifelong Learning
Publication Year2012
SubjectAdult & Continuing Education, General
TypeTextbook
AuthorAdrian Barlow
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Education
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight11.5 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews'__Adrian Barlow presents evidence and argument, eloquently and richly illustrated from his teaching experience, for the continued relevance of adult education. Barlow is clearly a fine teacher of English Literature and this book [?_?] merits a late addition and placing to enhance the library record of ?__Extramural?__ work. His talents, based on wide interests and erudition, are evident throughout.'__
SynopsisExtramural argues the case for Continuing Education today,seen from the perspective of someone deeply involved in University Continuing Education and in teaching English Literature to students committed to lifelong learning. Extramural demonstrates why, at a time of severe Higher Education cuts, continuing education should remain a vital part of a university's commitment to public engagement. Readers of Extramural will gain an insight into the scope and activity of one of the few remaining university Institutes of Continuing Education in Britain. (Lutterworth Press 2012), Extramural: Literature and Lifelong Learning is an account of the authors time teaching literature at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continued Education. Extramural makes the case that adult education is of continued relevance despite increasing marginalisation and closure., More than a personal account of a career in education, but an argument for an idea, Extramural is an argument for the lifelong pursuit of knowledge and the invaluable part Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education has played in helping people pursue this. Barlow explains how the study of literature - as thoughts expressed in language - is central to education, and utilises his own vast knowledge of literature from Tom Paine and John Ruskin to Alan Bennett and E. M. Forster, to illustrate the depth thatthe study of literature can bring to continuing one's own development. A stimulating and engaging exploration of the world of adult literary education, Barlow offers the reader the chance to gain an insight into a world that depends on the support of those participating.
