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Introduction: A Global Outlook on Adult Education and Learning Policies

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Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Learning Policy

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This volume reviews adult education and learning policies in several countries, state-led institutions and other international organizations. Such an enterprise is not just ambitious in scope but also multifaceted, as opinions about, and approaches to, adult education and learning policies differ. Interpretations vary extensively, based on sociocultural and political environments within which authors live and research, and they are dependent upon the specific perspectives that guide their work. The Preface outlined the rationale from which this book arose, and which countries and organizations we chose to examine; this chapter expands on the rationale and offers a coherent theoretical framework for the analysis.

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  1. Aarhus University, Denmark

    Marcella Milana

  2. Simon Fraser University, Canada

    Tom Nesbit

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Milana, M. (2015). Introduction: A Global Outlook on Adult Education and Learning Policies. In: Milana, M., Nesbit, T. (eds) Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Learning Policy. Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137388254_1

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