The emerging idea
Social, economic and political contexts
The changing educational scene
From education policy to lifelong learning strategies
The learning society
Lifelong learning
Paying for the age of learning
Work-related learning
Facilitating access to learn : educational and vocational guidance
Implications of the learning society for education beyond school
The school in the age of learning
Corporations and professions
Implications for the delivery of learning materials
Implications for including the socially excluded in the learning age
The public recognition of learning
Questioning the learning society
Civil society and citizenship in a learning age
Future directions for the learning society