Lifelong learning bibliography : a European VET perspective; No 1: January-June/ 2001

The European Commission published its Memorandum on lifelong learning in October 2000. The Member States, EEA and candidate countries, as well as European institutions and non-government organisations were given until 30 June 2001 to organise extensive consultation on the memorandum, involving a maximum number of European citizens. The period from January to June 2001, covered by the present bibliography, was therefore a time of intense debate and reflection on lifelong learning in Europe. This first issue includes references to output from this productive period and, no doubt, further documents emanating from this debate will appear in future issues. Cedefop and Eurydice provided the Commission with supporting material as background to the consultation process. A joint publication, National actions to implement lifelong learning in Europe, was published and bibliographical material was supplied. Consequently, Eurydice published its contribution entitled Thematic bibliography: lifelong learning. Bibliographical material supplied by Cedefop provided the basis for the present bibliography, which has been added to and improved. The period from January to June 2001 covered by the present bibliography, was a time of intense debate and reflection on lifelong learning in Europe. This first issue of Cedefop's Lifelong learning bibliography includes references to output from this productive period, as well as monographs, chapters, journal articles, legal texts, Internet sites and CD-ROMs dealing with lifelong learning at European, international and Member State levels. The perspective of this bibliography is both vocational and educational training in Europe. Data are provided : monthly by partner institutions from Cedefop's documentary information network, in each of the EU Member States, Norway and Iceland, who supply bibliographical records of the latest documents on vocational education and training ; and daily, by Cedefop's librarians who select and add material from the EU and internationl organisations.