Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Learning Policy [recurso electrónico

The worldwide appearance and expression of adult education and lifelong learning have changed significantly during the past 20 years. This book explores recent changes in their related national and international policies, how they intersect with developments in higher education and how they may contribute to debates on citizenship and democracy. Front Matter....Pages i-xxix Introduction: A Global Outlook on Adult Education and Learning Policies....Pages 1-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Policies for Adult Learning in Scotland....Pages 15-28 Adult Education and Learning Policy in the Czech Republic....Pages 29-43 Adult and Continuing Education Policy in the USA....Pages 44-59 Adult Education and Cultural Diversity in Brazil: National Policies and Contributions of Higher Education....Pages 60-72 Analysis of Policies in the Education of Young People and Adults in Mexico....Pages 73-88 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 The State of Adult Education in Botswana in the Twenty-First Century....Pages 91-103 Changing Trends in Adult Education in Ghana: Issues of Policies, Ideology and Learning....Pages 104-118 Adult Education in Palestine after the Oslo Accords and Operation Protective Edge....Pages 119-131 Towards a Learning Society: An Analysis of Adult Education Policies and Systems in South Korea....Pages 132-147 Learning the World? Changing Dimensions of Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in India....Pages 148-162 Front Matter....Pages 163-163 Lifelong Learning for All Adults? A New Concept for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — Limits and Opportunities for a Changing Intergovernmental Organization....Pages 165-178 Framing the Adult Learning and Education Policy Discourse: The Role of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development....Pages 179-193 Adult Education at the World Bank: Poor Cousin or Key Stakeholder?....Pages 194-206 Towards ‘Utilitarian’ Adult Education Perspectives? A Critical Review of the European Union’s Adult Education Policy....Pages 207-220 The International Council for Adult Education and Adult Learning Policy: Addressing the Gap between Rhetoric and Practice....Pages 221-236 Conclusion: Global Developments in Adult Education Policy....Pages 237-251 Back Matter....Pages 252-254 "Cover"--"Half-Title" -- "Series" -- "Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "List of Tables and Figures" -- "Preface" -- "Notes on Contributors" -- "List of Abbreviations" -- "1 Introduction: A Global Outlook on Adult Education and Learning Policies" -- "Part I: Europe and North America" -- "2 Policies for Adult Learning in Scotland" -- "3 Adult Education and Learning Policy in the Czech Republic" -- "4 Adult and Continuing Education Policy in the USA" -- "5 Adult Education and Cultural Diversity in Brazil: National Policies and Contributions of Higher Education" -- "6 Analysis of Policies in the Education of Young People and Adults in Mexico" -- "Part II: Sub-Saharan Africa, the Arab Region, Asia-Pacific" -- "7 The State of Adult Education in Botswana in the Twenty-First Century" -- "8 Changing Trends in Adult Education in Ghana: Issues of Policies, Ideology and Learning" -- "9 Adult Education in Palestine after the Oslo Accords and Operation Protective Edge" -- "10 Towards a Learning Society: An Analysis of Adult Education Policies and Systems in South Korea" -- "11 Learning the World? Changing Dimensions of Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in India" -- "Part III: Interstate and Transnational Organizations" -- "12 Lifelong Learning for All Adults? A New Concept for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization â#x80;#x93; Limits and Opportunities for a Changing Intergovernmental Organization" -- "13 Framing the Adult Learning and Education Policy Discourse: The Role of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development" -- "14 Adult Education at the World Bank: Poor Cousin or Key Stakeholder?" -- "15 Towards â#x80;#x98;Utilitarianâ#x80;#x99; Adult Education Perspectives? A Critical Review of the European Unionâ#x80;#x99;s Adult Education Policy." "Most observers regard both adult and higher education as key for citizenship and democracy yet the worldwide contexts, appearance and expression of adult education and lifelong learning have changed significantly during the past 20 years. Focusing on ten countries (Scotland, Czech Republic, USA, Brazil, Mexico, Botswana, Ghana, Palestine, South Korea and India) and five international organisations, this book explores recent changes in their overall contexts and policies about adult education, how such policies intersect with developments in higher education and how they may contribute to debates on citizenship and democracy. It highlights several significant shifts: increased awareness of the role of adult education/lifelong learning in enhancing economic growth and social cohesion and mobility, challenging economic and social exclusion and inequality, and developing human and social capital; increased involvement of transnational bodies; pressure for increased global and national co-operation and competition between educational sectors and institutions; and demand for more integrated, accessible, relevant and accountable educational systems and processes"-- Provided by publisher