Researching and Analyzing Adult Education Policies: An Introduction to the Topic

Abstract

Volume 43 of the International Yearbook of Adult Education is dedicated to Researching and Analyzing Adult Education Policies. The starting point to pick this topic is the observation that research on both national and international adult education policies has increased massively during the last decade. What is more, it seems that this dynamic is also fueled by international comparison in the field of adult education policies, which can be traced back to an overall intention to find best practice solutions for societal problems. Thus, the goal of this volume is to display current research questions and pieces of work, theoretical and methodological approaches as well as recent empirical findings.