The Influence of International Intergovernmental Organisations on Slovenian Adult Education Policies

Autor/in	Mikulec, Borut
Titel	The Influence of International Intergovernmental Organisations on Slovenian Adult Education Policies
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 40 (2021) 1, S.37-52 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mikulec, Borut)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
DOI	10.1080/02601370.2021.1871674
Schlagwörter	International Organizations; Global Approach; Adult Education; Educational Policy; Policy Formation; Risk Management; Governance; Lifelong Learning; Social Change; Economic Factors; Context Effect; Foreign Countries; Role; Slovenia; European Union + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Globales Denken; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Betätigung; Risikomanagement; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Sozialer Wandel; Ökonomischer Faktor; Ausland; Rollen; Slowenien
Abstract	The role of international intergovernmental organisations (IIOs) in global and/or European adult education policymaking has received significant attention in the field of adult education (AE) in the twenty-first century. However, empirical AE studies examining the impact of different IIO policies on country-level AE policies and practices, and the implications of under- or overestimating of that influence, are still scarce. The present study analysed the influence of three selected IIOs -- the European Union (EU), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) -- on Slovenian AE policies, as a developed EU country, during the 1991-2018 period. We analysed historical and contemporary policies using documentary analysis and expert interviews, focusing on theoretical concepts of policy transfer and risk. Our findings indicated that the influence of IIOs on Slovenian AE policies has differed through time; policy transfer has come from multiple directions; IIOs have stimulated policy transfer through governance instruments; the contextual opportunities and risks Slovenia has faced -- independence, EU membership, and the world economic crisis -- have been supporting factors for IIOs' policy transfer; and IIOs have promoted policy transfer and presented themselves as "risk experts," able to manage the risks Slovenia is or could be facing. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01