I've been reading a collection which focusses on how and why men do or don't learn as adults.    It's a basic component of the Paula Principle picture that men appear more reluctant to engage in learning, formal and informal, across most OECD countries.   The PP looks at the consequences  of this (or lack of them) for women ;   Men Learning Through Life  asks what this reluctance means for men.   It is not an exhibition of 'moral panic' about male disadvantage, but a good research-based look at a distinctive issue and what might be done about it.   The book draws its inspiration from pioneering studies…