Adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence
This chapter outlines key areas of literature and policy that have influenced or affected our research on the comparative study of adult education. Policy influences include the growth of lifelong learning within a neoliberal framing since the 1990s and the rise of ‘evidence-based’ approaches with a...
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| author | Holford, John Milana, Marcella Rasmussen, Palle |
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| description | This chapter outlines key areas of literature and policy that have influenced or affected our research on the comparative study of adult education. Policy influences include the growth of lifelong learning within a neoliberal framing since the 1990s and the rise of ‘evidence-based’ approaches with a narrow reliance on quantitative data. Much of our work has been inspired by the need to critique these trends, adopt broader approaches to lifelong learning and defend the more democratic traditions of adult education. Important areas of theoretical inspiration, many of which interrogate these policy developments, are also outlined. The critical reinterpretation of historical adult education practices is another important area of work and inspiration. In relation to sustainability, we have been influenced particularly by the capabilities approach. |
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| spelling | nottingham-507002020-05-04T19:30:38Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50700/ Adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence Holford, John Milana, Marcella Rasmussen, Palle This chapter outlines key areas of literature and policy that have influenced or affected our research on the comparative study of adult education. Policy influences include the growth of lifelong learning within a neoliberal framing since the 1990s and the rise of ‘evidence-based’ approaches with a narrow reliance on quantitative data. Much of our work has been inspired by the need to critique these trends, adopt broader approaches to lifelong learning and defend the more democratic traditions of adult education. Important areas of theoretical inspiration, many of which interrogate these policy developments, are also outlined. The critical reinterpretation of historical adult education practices is another important area of work and inspiration. In relation to sustainability, we have been influenced particularly by the capabilities approach. Emerald Wiseman, Alexander W. 2018-02-03 Book Section PeerReviewed Holford, John, Milana, Marcella and Rasmussen, Palle (2018) Adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence. In: Annual review of comparative and international education 2017. International perspectives on education and society (7). Emerald, Bingley, West Yorkshire, pp. 85-93. ISBN 978-1-78743-766-1 Sustainability adult education comparative education international education educational policy https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/S1479-367920180000034009 doi:10.1108/S1479-367920180000034009 doi:10.1108/S1479-367920180000034009 |
| spellingShingle | Sustainability adult education comparative education international education educational policy Holford, John Milana, Marcella Rasmussen, Palle Adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence |
| title | Adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence |
| title_full | Adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence |
| title_fullStr | Adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence |
| title_short | Adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence |
| title_sort | adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence |
| topic | Sustainability adult education comparative education international education educational policy |
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