International organizations and lifelong learning : from global agendas to policy diffusion / Anja P. Jakobi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jakobi, Anja P.

Series:

Transformations of the state

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult education and state.

Continuing education.

International agencies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

"In recent years, lifelong learning has become one of the most prominent education policy goals. This book shows how international organizations have promoted this idea and disseminated the need for it to countries all over the world. As a consequence of their activity, lifelong learning has become a central element of modern education policy.This book analyzes the global spread of lifelong learning policies since the 1970s, emphasizing the role of international organizations"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction: The Global Interest in Education Policy * Tracing Global Governance: Policy Development in an International Arena * World Time: International Developments in Education Policy from the 1970s to the 1990s * World Action: International Networks for Promoting Lifelong Learning * Consequences: National Lifelong Learning Agendas * Implications: A Tool for Progress and a Symbol of Modernity * Conclusions: Studying Global Policy Development Introduction: The Global Interest in Education Policy * Tracing Global Governance: Policy Development in an International Arena * World Time: International Developments in Education Policy from the 1970s to the 1990s * World Action: International Networks for Promoting Lifelong Learning * Consequences: National Lifelong Learning Agendas * Implications: A Tool for Progress and a Symbol of Modernity * Conclusions: Studying Global Policy Development.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230579361

0230579361

OCLC:

317926873