Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Learning Policy

<p>Preface; Tom Nesbit and Marcella Milana</p><p>1. Introduction: Global Outlook on Adult Education and Learning Policies; Marcella Milana</p><p>PART I </p><p>2. Policies for Adult Learning in Scotland; John Field</p><p>3. Adult Education and Learning Policy in the Czech Republic; Martin Kopecký and Michal Šerák</p><p>4. Adult and Continuing Education Policy in the United States of America; Marcella Milana and Lesley McBain</p><p>5. Adult Education and Cultural Diversity in Brazil: National Policies and Contributions of Higher Education; Ana Canen</p><p>6. Analysis of Policies in Education of Young People and Adults (YAE) in Mexico; Raúl Valdez-Cotera</p><p>PART II</p><p>7. The State of Adult Education in Botswana in the Twenty-First Century; Idowu Biao and Tonic Maruatona</p><p>8. Changing Trends in Adult Education in Ghana: Issues of Policies, Ideology and Learning; Michael Ayitey Tagoe</p><p>9. Adult Education in Palestine after the Oslo Accords and Operation Protective Edge; KeithP Hammond</p><p>10. Towards a Learning Society: An Analysis of Adult Education Policies and Systems in South Korea; In Tak Kwon</p><p>11. Learning the World? - Changing Dimensions of Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in India; Sayantan Mandal</p><p>PART III</p><p>12. Lifelong Learning for All Adults? A New Concept for UNESCO - Limits and Opportunities for a Changing Inter-Governmental Organisation; Balázs Németh</p><p>13. Framing the Adult Learning and Education Policy Discourse: The Role of the OECD; Kjell Rubenson</p><p>14. Adult Education at the World Bank: Poor Cousin or Key Stakeholder; Peter Easton and Malaika Samples</p><p>15. Towards ''Utilitarian'' Adult Education Perspectives? A Critical Review of the European Union Adult Education Policy; Eugenia A Panitsides</p><p>16. The International Council for Adult Education and Adult Learning Policy: Addressing the Gap Between Rhetoric and Practice; Alan Tuckett</p><p>17. Conclusion: Global Developments in Adult Education Policy;Tom Nesbit                                                                                      </p>