International organizations and lifelong learning : from global agendas to policy diffusion /
"In recent years, lifelong learning has become one of the most prominent education policy goals. This book shows how international organizations have promoted this idea and disseminated the need for it to countries all over the world. As a consequence of their activity, lifelong learning has be...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.
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| Series: | Transformations of the state.
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| Summary: | "In recent years, lifelong learning has become one of the most prominent education policy goals. This book shows how international organizations have promoted this idea and disseminated the need for it to countries all over the world. As a consequence of their activity, lifelong learning has become a central element of modern education policy.This book analyzes the global spread of lifelong learning policies since the 1970s, emphasizing the role of international organizations"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230579361 (hardback) 0230579361 (hardback) |