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Lifelong Learning and Skills Development in the Context of Innovation Performance

An International Comparison

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Learning across Generations in Europe

Part of the book series: Research on the Education and Learning of Adults ((ESRE))

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Thematically this article is located at the intersection of three broader topics: the changing demographics in the workplaces, particularly workforce ageing; jobrelated skills and competence, and; learning, creativity and innovation for individual and societal productivity and prosperity. The starting point here is the situation in which the proportion of ageing workers (40-plus) in workplaces is increasing.

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  1. Stord/Haugesund University College, Norway

    Tarja Tikkanen

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  1. University of Tübingen, Germany

    Bernhard Schmidt-Hertha

  2. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Sabina Jelenc Krašovec

  3. University of Malta, Malta

    Marvin Formosa

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Tikkanen, T. (2014). Lifelong Learning and Skills Development in the Context of Innovation Performance. In: Schmidt-Hertha, B., Krašovec, S.J., Formosa, M. (eds) Learning across Generations in Europe. Research on the Education and Learning of Adults. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-902-9_9

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