Adult education under a comparative lens: areas of influence

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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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Main Authors:	Holford, John, Milana, Marcella, Rasmussen, Palle
Other Authors:	Wiseman, Alexander W.
Format:	Book Section
Published:	Emerald 2018
Subjects:	Sustainability adult education comparative education international education educational policy
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50700/

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