Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Learning Policy

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