Conceptualising lifelong learning: The case of lifelong learning practices at Universiti Utara Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ang, Chooi Leng, Thi, Lip Sam, Pillai, Padmini, Abdul Rahman, Hamzah, Don, Mohd Sobri
• Format: Article
• Published: Common Ground Publishing 2009
• Subjects: LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/3907/; http://wuj.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.173/prod.142
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This paper discusses the concept of lifelong learning and the approach to it by Universiti Utara Malaysia’s Executive Development Centre (EDC). It illustrates how a university adopts an indigenous approach that delivers lifelong learning programmes and its implication for working adults. Generally,...