Lifelong Learning: A New Momentum and a New Opportunity for Adult Basic Learning and Education (ABLE) in the South

Autor/in	Torres, Rosa-Maria
Titel	Lifelong Learning: A New Momentum and a New Opportunity for Adult Basic Learning and Education (ABLE) in the South
Quelle	In: Convergence, 37 (2004) 3, S.15-25 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-8146
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Lifelong Learning; Adult Basic Education; Adult Learning; Educational Research; Educational Trends; Global Approach; Developing Nations; Interviews; Field Trips; Surveys; Individual Development; Africa; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Adult training; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Bildungsentwicklung; Globales Denken; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Exkursion; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Individuelle Entwicklung; Afrika; Asien
Abstract	This article is based on a broad study commissioned by Sida (Swedish International Development Agency) on the status and current trends in adult basic education in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The study included a review of relevant documentation in several languages, an electronic survey with key respondents throughout the world, personal interviews, and a few field visits. The process also included a five-week trilingual online forum on the topic, with over 300 subscribers from all over the world. The article includes a selection of "inspiring experiences", most of them mentioned by survey respondents and a few of them described with more detail. The decision to cover a wide range of sources and to go beyond a literature review was justified in this case since: (a) much of what is done in relation to adult basic learning and education (ABLE) in the South is "invisible", takes place outside institutions, and is not documented; (b) much of what is documented has very limited circulation; and (c) ABLE is ubiquitous--policies, programmes and experiences are varied and spread across government bodies and social organisations, and only a small portion is explicitly acknowledged as "adult education" and as "adult learning". (Contains 1 note.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK. Tel: +44-1162-044200; Fax: +44-1162-044262; e-mail: enquiries@niace.org.uk; Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk/Publications/Periodicals/Default.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10