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Lifewide Magazine is a quarterly publication produced by the Lifewide Education Community (LEC), a social enterprise working to promote lifewide (as well as lifelong) learning, education and personal development. The magazine was first launched in November 2011 as a newsletter, but immediately expanded into a substantial magazine. It is edited by an experienced academic who was one of the pioneers of lifewide learning at the University of Surrey’s Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education (SCEPTrE) and includes articles from contributors ranging from world-renowned authorities in their field e.g. Harvard Professors Joe Blatt and Chris Dede, and UK’s Professor Ron Barnett, to ‘ordinary’ members of LEC from all age groups. Contributions are welcome from anyone with an interest in furthering our understanding of how we enrich our lives through learning. Each magazine is formed around a central theme. Recent examples are ‘It takes a village to raise a child’, ‘The (Para)Olympic Ethos’ and 'Becoming a Person: Building Identities and Authoring Our Lives'. Each issue is illustrated by an upcoming artist, specially commissioned to showcase their work through their personal interpretations of the articles. The magazine is produced electronically and is free to download from the LEC website. It is complemented by Lifewide e-book, where chapters expand on aspects of educational theory and practice, autobiographical accounts and research.

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