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Lifelong learning is becoming more important for aging societies worldwide. Older adult education is a subject which cannot be separated from education per se. In developing countries like Turkey, the low education levels among the general population creates a range of complex challenges for the Turkish education system. Traditionally older adult education programs were mainly based on improving literacy skills. There are special challenges for the design and delivery of adult education that require genuine attention in order to address disadvantages arising from geography, gender inequity, accessibility and poverty. The EU harmonisation process influenced Turkish policymakers to include lifelong learning programs into policies and practice. The transference of the Lisbon approach to adult education is critisized on the basis of failing to apply planning and delivery strategies to the unique and specific circumstances existing in Turkey. The point is made that the field of adult education will always remain work in progress as a consequence of demographic, social, political and economic circumstances that are for ever impacting on society.

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  1. Department of Gerontology, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Suzan Yazici & Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul

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Yazici, S., Yaylagul, N.K. (2016). Turkey. In: Findsen, B., Formosa, M. (eds) International Perspectives on Older Adult Education. Lifelong Learning Book Series, vol 22. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24939-1_39

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