Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Learning Policy [Hardcover]

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.

Preface; Tom Nesbit and Marcella Milana

1. Introduction: Global Outlook on Adult Education and Learning Policies; Marcella Milana

PART I

2. Policies for Adult Learning in Scotland; John Field

3. Adult Education and Learning Policy in the Czech Republic; Martin Kopeck? and Michal `er?k

4. Adult and Continuing Education Policy in the United States of America; Marcella Milana and Lesley McBain

5. Adult Education and Cultural Diversity in Brazil: National Policies and Contributions of Higher Education; Ana Canen

6. Analysis of Policies in Education of Young People and Adults (YAE) in Mexico; Ra?l Valdez-Cotera

PART II

7. The State of Adult Education in Botswana in the Twenty-First Century; Idowu Biao and Tonic Maruatona

8. Changing Trends in Adult Education in Ghana: Issues of Policies, Ideology and Learning; Michael Ayitey Tagoe

9. Adult Education in Palestine after the Oslo Accords and Operation Protective Edge; Keith P Hammond

10. Towards a Learning Society: An Analysis of Adult Education Policies and Systems in South Korea; In Tak Kwon

11. Learning the World? - Changing Dimensions of Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in India; Sayantan Mandal

PART III

12. Lifelong Learning for All Adults? A New Concept for UNESCO - Limits and Opportunities for a Changing Inter-Governmental Organisation; Bal?zs N?meth

13. Framing the Adult LearninlÓs