Making knowledge work : sustaining learning communities and regions
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Bibliographic Information
Making knowledge work : sustaining learning communities and regions
niace, c2006
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes references (p. 210-231) and index
"Company registration no. 2603322" -- T. p. verso
"Charity registration no. 1002775" -- T. p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The fundamental issue posed by this book is what kind of partnerships between government, academic researchers and community groups can best work to achieve a range of social and economic objectives. What kinds of objectives, whom they are determined by, and how they are measured, are themes which run throughout the text. In part this book presents an analysis of democratic participation in the different contexts that the writers describe. In part, it is also a call to a common commitment to the importance of policy-making which encompasses social priorities as well as economic pressures. There is an attempt to facilitate closer, more dynamic and productive collaboration among researchers interacting with regional governments in different parts of the world. The aim is to share insights, and to promote an understanding of key issues that confront governments. The authors believe that we can learn from one another, and that a range of perspectives and experiences is of value. The most valuable insights may emerge where the greatest divergence appears to be. Learning is seen as an important and a central means of improvement in all parts of public life, both social and economic.
Collective learning, the authors argue, contributes to the development of social policies that strengthen communities and enhance their quality of life. The book will appeal to social planners at all levels of government, as well as to scholars in the fields of social studies, management and administration. It is relevant to those concerned with lifelong learning, and indeed to all who take an interest in how we learn to govern ourselves better.
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