1. WHY IS LIFELONG LEARNING
IMPORTANT FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND
STUDENTS?
What is Lifelong Learning?
Why is lifelong learning important for teachers?
Why is lifelong learning important for students?
2. “Education is not preparation for
life; education is life itself.”(Dewey, 1859)
3. Learners should be able to:
Plan and assess their own learning
Learn from their peers, teachers and mentors
Integrate knowledge from different subject areas
when required
Use a series of learning strategies for various
situations (Knapper & Cropley, 2000)
4. HISTORY OF LIFELONG LEARNING
The concept first came into prominence in the
1960’s (Bosco, 2007)
The process of learning never stops and will always
continue to change
5. WHY IS LIFELONG LEARNING IMPORTANT?
Employment
Knowledge
Social
Community (Watson, 2003)
6. WHY IS LIFELONG LEARNING IMPORTANT?
Knowledge is now being produced at an increasingly
rapid rate
Technologies have become ever more complex (Bosco, 2007).
Learn something new everyday
Upgrading and reinventing skills
Learning needs to be implemented from the early
childhood years right through to adulthood
