scholarly journals Progress and Controversy in Britain

2016 ◽  
pp. 59-62
Author(s):  
Brian Groombridge
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Think Tank ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Direct Government

The author presents a debate in which he and Sir Kenneth Barrill, chairman of a British Think Tank closely linked to government circles, discuss priorities in Adult Education. While Sir Kenneth argues forcefully to direct government priorities towards job retraining programmes, Mr. Groombridge favours a more all-encompassing education policy that can answer human needs other than job qualification.

Adult education policy projections in the delors report

Prospects ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. S. Bhola
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Delors Report

scholarly journals Chinese Educational Policy Research: The Arduous Formation of a Research Paradigm

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 544-560
Author(s):  
Xiaoying Lin
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Think Tank ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
Rational Organization

Purpose: Through combing the 40 years’ history of the development of Chinese educational policy research, this article attempts to sort out the efforts and lessons learned by researchers in the field of education policy in China. Design/Approach/Methods: As one of the earliest scholars engaged in the study of Chinese education policy, based on the academic publications, symposia, and thematic research, the author has found efforts in four directions in the field: proposals for policy-oriented research and research-oriented policy, disciplinization-based endeavors, empirical research on theory-guided educational policy, and guidance on major educational policy research topics and a think tank for educational policy decisions. Findings: This article argues that there is now a correspondence among the ideas, themes, forms, and frameworks of the educational reform promulgated by the government in recent years that have appeared in educational policy research, but there is no clear demarcation of what makes an educational policy researcher; no stable academic community has been formed that might strive together toward the foundation of a disciplinary paradigm, the rational organization of academic ideas, and the establishment and handing over of a theoretical framework to a succeeding generation. Originality/Value: This article takes a step back to claim that a paradigm for Chinese educational policy research is still nascent in the arduous process of formulation.

scholarly journals EUROPEAN DIMENSIONS OF ADULT EDUCATION POLICY

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
Olena Ogienko
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Adult Individual ◽  
European Dimension ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Economy And Education

The article defines and analyzes the leading factors, mechanisms and tendencies of the Eu-ropean adult education policy formation. It is determined that the leading factors of the European adult edu-cation area formation are processes of globalization, integration, democratization, and informatization. It has been revealed that international conferences on adult education (CONFITEA) have a special significance in shaping the strategy for the development of adult education. International and European documents and programs are the main mechanisms for the implementation of European education policy. It has been shown that although European documents on the development and functioning of adult education systems are advi-sory, each country has an opportunity to relate them to national traditions and adapt to their needs. The trends in the context of the European adult education area formation are identified, which include: the grad-ual transformation of adult education into a key factor of sustainable economic and social development in European countries; strengthening of the European dimension and integration of educational systems; con-vergence in adult education, which provides «mitigation» of the influence of megatrends and the develop-ment of mechanisms for the preservation of the national component and national specificity of adult educa-tion systems; glocalization which enables to optimally harmonize the global and national needs for ensuring the competitiveness of the national economy and education; complementarity, harmonious coherence of adult education systems in European countries. It is shown that the European dimension in national educa-tion policy is able to provide an adult individual with equal opportunities and competitiveness in the Europe-an labour market. Therefore, it is advisable to form the Ukrainian education policy in the field of adult educa-tion in accordance with European approaches that should be considered as a necessary measure which is able of responding to current challenges and ensuring the entry into a single European educational space.

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