Political economy of adult learning systems : comparative study of strategies, policies and constraints

"Based on comparative adult education statistics offered by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) and country case studies, this book analyses the policies and structures that foster adult learning. It examines a variety of forms of adu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Desjardins, Richard, 1946- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781474273657
9781474273640
Physical Description1 online zdroj (288 stran) : ilustrace

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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: The political economy of adult learning systems
  • Adult learning systems in context
  • The embeddedness of adult learning systems
  • Coordination problems in adult learning systems
  • Part 2: Case studies of adult learning systems
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • The Netherlands
  • Germany
  • The United Kingdom
  • The United States
  • Korea
  • Part 3: Cross-national patterns associated with adult learning systems
  • Patterns of participation
  • Patterns of outcomes
  • Patterns of coordination.