Global Networks, Local Actions: Rethinking Adult Education Policy in the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9781138610309 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 260 str.

Marcella Milana

Opis

This book examines public policy developments in adult education, exploring the policy framing of adult education practice in a range of socio-cultural contexts, and contributing to the development of policy research from global and comparative perspectives. Drawing from multidisciplinary fields including adult education, comparative and international education, and sociology, chapters analyse empirically grounded studies from the US, Italy, Argentina and Brazil.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I. Theory, heuristic and method 1. A global sociology perspective on adult education 2. On-site research architecture Part II. Global networks 3. International policy developments in adult education 4. Region-wide policy agendas for adult education Part III. Local actions 5. Brazil and basic literacy training 6. Argentina and the completion of secondary school education 7. The United States of America and evidence-based instruction 8. Italy and the schooling of immigrants Part IV. Cutting through networks and actions 9. The global-local nexus in adult education policy Conclusion

O autorze

Marcella Milana is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Sciences, University of Verona, Italy.