A modern guide to adult learning systems / edited by Richard Desjardins (Professor of Education and Political Economy, School of Education and Information, University of California, Los Angeles, USA) and Jan Kalenda (Associate Professor of Adult Education, Faculty of Humanities, Tomas Bata University, The Czech Republic).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Desjardins, Richard, editor.

Kalenda, Jan, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar modern guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult learning.

Education and state.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This book presents a comprehensive overview of Adult Learning Systems (ALS) in a range of post-industrial market democracies, situating them within historically and spatially comparative contexts. It illustrates the diverse ways in which different systems have responded to the shared and specific challenges involving organized adult learning. Renowned specialists map the evolution of ALS over the past three decades, exploring how socio-economic pressures, historical legacies, and policy interventions have shaped their current forms. Chapters delve into a range of case studies across Asia and Europe, highlighting unique context-dependent institutional development paths. The book sheds light on the elements that frame ALS and applies historical institutionalism to adult education, advancing comparative research with new analytical approaches. It examines trends and patterns and establishes a foundation for more extensive research on the development and transformation of ALS. A Modern Guide to Adult Learning Systems is a crucial resource for students and academics in sociology and education, particularly researchers interested in a state of the art for organizing adult learning. It also provides valuable insights for policymakers, delivering a conceptual framework for the design and implementation of effective adult education policies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

A modern guide to adult learning systems: Introduction / Richard Desjardins and Jan Kalenda

Part I: Adult learning systems through the lens of historical institutionalism

1. Understanding adult learning systems and their prospective roles / Richard Desjardins and Jan Kalenda

2. Using historical institutionalism to study adult learning systems / Jan Kalenda and Richard Desjardins

3. Elements that frame adult learning systems designs and dynamics / Richard Desjardins and Jan Kalenda

Part II: Country studies

4. The adult learning system in Sweden: A child of the welfare state / Erik Nylander and Kjell Rubenson

5. The Netherlands - from éducation permanente, via "lifelong learning", to "lifelong development": Coalition cabinets and policy repertoires / Barry J. Hake

6. Two institutional junctures: Shaping adult learning systems in Hungary post-1989 / Jan Kalenda, Tomás Karger and Jitka Vaculíková

7. The adult learning system in Germany: Stakeholder coordination, institutional change and path-dependent development / Alexandra Ioannidou and Jonathan Kohl

8. Navigating change: Adult learning systems in norway from 1990 onwards / Unn-Doris K. Bæck

9. The adult learning system in austria: From bottom-up initiatives to synergies in stakeholder coordination / Julia Walder

10. Danish adult education: Between welfare state and market / Palle Rasmussen

11. Tracing adult learning system development in south korea: A historical institutional perspective / Subeen Jang

12. The United Kingdom: From local to a centralised adult learning system and back / Ellen Boeren

13. The evolution of the adult learning system in czechia: Three modes of liberalisation / Jan Kalenda, Tomás Karger and Jitka Vaculíková

14. The development of the adult learning system in portugal: Key drivers of institutional change since the 1990s / Rosanna Barros

15. Belgium: A holistic adult learning system that generates below average participation rates / Ellen Boeren

16. The evolution of the Italian adult learning system (1990s-2020s): Policy fragmentation, institutional dynamics, and European influence / Marcella Milana and Margherita Bussi

17. Bulgaria: Adult learning system as a bricolage in the context of overlapping modernities / Pepka Boyadjieva and Petya Ilieva-Trichkova

18. The adult learning system in greece: Critical junctures, imposed reforms and transformative changes / Alexandra Ioannidou and George K. Zarifis

Part III: Conclusion

19. Trends and patterns in the development of adult learning systems / Jan Kalenda and Richard Desjardins.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035359523 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.