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Lifelong Learning and the Learning Organization

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International Handbook of Lifelong Learning

Part of the book series: Springer International Handbooks of Education ((SIHE,volume 6))

Abstract

The idea of a “learning organization” originated in the world of business, and spread from there across education and training, religion, government and non-government sectors, national and international. Although yet to become closely interrelated with the idea of lifelong learning, organizational learning and learning organizations provide potentially some of the most supportive contexts and value systems for lifelong learning. Just as lifelong learning is a condition for the well-being of the individual, organizational learning has become recognized as a condition for the continuing life and vitality of the organization, in who se interest it is to promote the continuing open-ended learning of its members. A strong implication is that the continuing life of the organization depends on the lifelong learning of its members. A corollary is that to the extent that individuals spend their lives working and living within organizations, the lifelong learning of individuals is dependent on organizations creating and sustaining a culture of learning — one of the feature s of a learning organization.

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  2. Australian Catholic University, Australia

    Judith Chapman

  3. Humber College, University of Toronto, Canada

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  4. National Institute for Educational Research, Japan

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Walker, J. (2001). Lifelong Learning and the Learning Organization. In: Aspin, D., Chapman, J., Hatton, M., Sawano, Y. (eds) International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0916-4_31

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