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Storyteller Duncan Williamson with students from the School of Scottish Studies


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8 Imagining a different life


Britain is a less equal society now than it was in the 1960s. It is too early to assess the impact of current initiatives to improve social mobility by widening participation in education, but their long-term success depends on our changing the way we think about these issues, says Mary Stuart


12 Learning to fail Young people from working-class


backgrounds are being let down at every stage of their lives, but mentoring – good support and guidance from an adult who doesn’t judge them – can be the key to turning things around for them, argues Fran Abrams


15 The education gap is widening


Despite well-funded attempts to widen university participation, where you live is still a major determinant of educational success, with constituencies with the lowest levels of participation doing progressively worse, writes Sally Hunt


2 ADULTS LEARNING NOVEMBER 2009


16 Learning for life and work


The main report of the Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning poses a number of key policy challenges for the development of union learning. The forthcoming White Paper on skills should take note, says Richard Blakeley


19 Learning to cope with


an ageing society Adult education has much to contribute to policy debate on the ageing of society. But making the most of adult learning’s potential contribution requires both joined-up government and real engagement at a local level, writes Stephen McNair


School of Scottish Studies Archives, University of Edinburgh


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