Adult Learning in Modern Societies

An International Comparison from a Life-course Perspective

AvHans-Peter Blossfeld,Elina Kilpi-Jakonen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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As industrial societies increasingly evolve into knowledge-based economies, the importance of education as a lifelong process is greater than ever. This comprehensive book provides a state-of-the-art analysis of adult learning across the world and within varying institutional contexts. The expert contributors examine the structures of formal and non-formal adult learning in different countries, and investigate the levels of success those countries have experienced in encouraging participation and skill formation.The book offers a cross-section of international perspectives, with chapters focusing on Australia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the United States. Using empirical, longitudinal data from each of these countries, the contributors identify which types of learning are converted into positive labor market outcomes and assess the potential of adult learning for reducing social inequalities.This book will be of great use to both academics and policymakers with an interest in adult learning, sociology, education and inequality, and the economics of work.Contributors: P. Barbieri, C. Barone, H.-P. Blossfeld, S. Buchholz, S. Buchler, J. Chesters, G. Csanádi, A. Csizmady, G. Cutuli, J. Dämmrich, C. Elman, D. Hamplová, M. Haynes, A. Higginson, E. Kilpi-Jakonen, Y. Kosyakova, M. Lugo, P. Martikainen, P. McMullin, P. Miret-Gamundi, V. Myrup Jensen, E. Reichart, P. Robert, E.-L. Roosmaa, E. Saar, S. Scherer, S. Schuhrer, N. Simonová, O. Sirniö, A. Stenberg, M. Triventi, J. Unfried., M. Unt, D. Vono de Vilhena, S. Wahler, F. Weiss

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-06-27
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:eduLIFE Lifelong Learning series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781783475179

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Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Professor of Sociology, University of Bamberg, Germany, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Associate Professor of Sociology, INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Finland, Daniela Vono de Vilhena, Postdoctoral Researcher, European University Institute, Italy and Sandra Buchholz, Professor of Sociology, Otto Friedrich University Bamberg, Germany

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'This book constitutes a unique contribution to understanding adult learning in different types of advanced modern societies. It explicitly demonstrates the relevance of comparative studies in order to better understand how adult learning participation can be developed in various types of policy regimes.'--Paul Bélanger, Unviersity of Quebec, Montreal in International Review of Education

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Contents:PrefaceForewordPART I INTRODUCTION1. Adult Learning, Labor Market Outcomes, and Social Inequalities in Modern Societies Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Sandra Buchholz, Johanna Dämmrich, Patricia McMullin and Hans-Peter BlossfeldPART II COMPARATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS2. Participation in Adult Learning in Europe: The Impact of Country-Level and Individual CharacteristicsJohanna Dämmrich, Daniela Vono de Vilhena and Elisabeth Reichart3. Returns to Adult Learning in Comparative Perspective Moris Triventi and Carlo BaronePART III COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS4. Adult Educational Participation and Implications for Employment in the US Context Cheryl Elman and Felix Weiss5. Adult Learning in Australia: Predictors and Outcomes Sandra Buchler, Jenny Chesters, Angela Higginson and Michele Haynes6. Cumulative (Dis)advantage? Patterns of Participation and Outcomes of Adult Learning in Great Britain Patricia McMullin and Elina Kilpi-Jakonen7. Job-Related Adult Learning in the Russian Federation: More Educational Opportunities without an Equalization Effect Yuliya Kosyakova8. Cumulative Inequality Effects of Adult Learning in Estonia Ellu Saar, Marge Unt, and Eve-Liis Roosmaa9. Adult Learning, Labor Market Outcomes, and Inequality: The Case of Sweden Elina Kilpi-Jakonen and Anders Stenberg10. Adult Learners in Finland: Formal Adult Education as an Opportunity for Reducing Inequality? Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Outi Sirniö, and Pekka Martikainen11. Adult Learning in Denmark: Patterns of Participation in Adult Learning and Its Impact on Individuals’ Labor Market Outcomes 223Susanne Wahler, Sandra Buchholz, Vibeke Myrup Jensen and Julia Unfried12. Reinforcing Social Inequalities? Adult Learning and Returns to Adult Learning in Germany Sandra Buchholz, Julia Unfried, and Hans-Peter Blossfeld13. Adult Learning in Hungary: Participation and Labor Market OutcomesGábor Csanádi, Adrienne Csizmady and Péter Róbert14. Adult Learning in the Czech Republic: A Youth- and Female-Oriented System? Dana Hamplová and Natalie Simonová15. Participation in Adult Learning in Spain and Its Impacts on Individuals’ Labor Market Trajectories Daniela Vono de Vilhena and Pau Miret Gamundi16. Italy: A Segmented Labor Market with Stratified Adult Learning Paolo Barbieri, Giorgio Cutuli, Michele Lugo and Stefani SchererPART IV CONCLUSION17. The Promise and Reality of Adult Learning in Modern SocietiesDaniela Vono de Vilhena, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Susanne Schührer, and Hans-Peter BlossfeldIndex