▁of ▁the ▁bro ader ▁conscious ▁acknowled g ement ▁that ▁is ▁made ▁by ▁states ▁and ▁institutions ▁that ▁lif el ong ▁learning ▁( as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁society ) ▁exists ▁specifically ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁growth ▁of ▁a ▁country ▁and ▁increase ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁eng agement ▁of ▁its ▁citizens . ▁R ather ▁than ▁being ▁a ▁general ▁global ▁shift ▁towards ▁an ▁educational ▁tr end , ▁it ▁is ▁a ims ▁towards ▁specific ▁out comes ▁that ▁soci eties ▁consider ▁to ▁be ▁for ▁their ▁better ment . ▁ ▁Ref lex ive ▁ ▁This ▁attribute ▁requires ▁learning ▁soci eties ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁not ▁just ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁lif el ong ▁learning ▁within ▁the ▁bro ader ▁community , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁enable ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁adapt able ▁to ▁changes , ▁and ▁flexible ▁to ▁specific ▁individual ▁needs . ▁These ▁changes ▁may ▁come ▁about ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁techn ological ▁adv ances , ▁legisl ative ▁am end ments ▁or ▁personal ▁prefer ences ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁undert aking ▁the ▁education . ▁According ▁to ▁Jar vis : ▁( ital ics )( indent ) ▁“ ... ed uc ation ▁will ▁be ▁but ▁one ▁more ▁provider ▁of ▁information ▁in ▁the ▁learning ▁market ▁and ▁the ▁educational ▁qual ification ▁will ▁become ▁the ▁public ▁recognition ▁of ▁a ▁private ▁process .” ▁ ▁( normal )( no ▁indent ) ▁Thus , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁an ▁individual ’ s ▁ability ▁to ▁learn ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁of ▁value , ▁rather ▁than ▁what ▁that ▁individual ▁has ▁learned ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁Global ▁market ▁ ▁The ▁final