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The Right of Adults to Education: A Comparative Analysis from the Portuguese and Italian Policy Agenda
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Research in Comparative and International Education . Dec 2019 14(4):477-501. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The subject of this article is the right of adults to education, with a focus on the critical analysis of education policy. We discuss human rights as a framework for citizenship in two national contexts of Southern Europe with the purpose of underlining key differences and similarities in countries with diverse histories but a similarly high number of low-qualified adults among their population. In view of the above, this paper provides a detailed historical context for adult education policy in those countries and expounds on how current Portuguese and Italian educational policy agendas have considered the right of adults to education in the context of their democratic regimes. For critical analysis we use TomaĆĄevski's theoretical 4A framework, built mainly for school contexts, and apply it to adult education policy. The objective is to understand ways of realizing the right of adults to education by means of policy measures undertaken by governments in those national states. Thus, we employed as an object of analysis the study of availability, accessibility, acceptability and adaptability of adult education and learning against the backdrop of current changes occurring in Europe. This heuristic exercise makes a significant contribution to adult education literature in times of neoliberal trends.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1745-4999
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Research in Comparative and International Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1237460
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1745499919881027