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The Role of Diverse Institutions in Framing Adult Learning Systems
Author(s) -
Saar Ellu,
Ure Odd Bjørn,
Desjardins Richard
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1465-3435
pISSN - 0141-8211
DOI - 10.1111/ejed.12026
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , adult education , adult learning , learning society , sociology , political science , lifelong learning , pedagogy , structural engineering , engineering
This article considers the role of diverse institutions in framing adult learning systems. The focus is on institutional characteristics and configurations in different countries and their potential impact on the extent of adult learning, as well as on inequalities in access to adult learning. Typologies of education and training systems as well as labour market and welfare systems are introduced in relation to specific particularities relevant to adult learning. An emphasis is placed on how institutions that are interwoven into several systems are relevant to adult learning. This is then considered and elaborated in the context of post‐Socialist countries in order to highlight important nuances that are relevant to adult learning and skill formation systems.