Book Description

This first issue of the semi-annual lifelong learning bibliography contains references to output from January to June 2001, a time of intense debate and reflection on lifelong learning in Europe. It also includes monographs, chapters, journal articles, legal texts, Internet sites, and CD-ROMs dealing with lifelong learning at European, international, and European Commission member state levels. The 506-item bibliography is structured under headings of current interest and by the situation in member states and the candidate countries. The Key Themes category includes skill development; human resources development; learning innovation; accreditation of prior learning; guidance and counseling; and community-based learning. Topics under Transversal Themes are active citizenship, employability, and partnership. The category, Situation at European Level, covers European policy, national policy documents, European Union/EEA countries, and central and eastern European countries. The category, Situation at International Level, covers international organizations, Africa, Asia, Australia, United States, and Canada. In each category, literature is presented in alphabetical order by title, showing all important fields to enable identification of suitable documents. For titles not in English or French, a rough translation is provided. Documents have been indexed using the European Training Thesaurus. Descriptors are listed under each publication. An annex lists, by country, members of the documentary information network with address, Web address, and contact person. (YLB)