Mapping out the Research Field of Adult Education and Learning

“I recommend this book for graduate students and faculty, respectively developing as researchers and seeking to expand scholarly thought and research. The editors express their hope that the book will inspire empirical investigations and debate about the field, and upon reading, I find myself inspired and believe you will be inspired, too.” (Catherine A. Cherrstrom, Adult Education Quarterly, April 24, 2020)“This is a worthwhile, informative read.” (Camilla Fitzsimons, Studies in the Education of Adults, Vol. 47 (2), 2019)

• Part 1: Introducing and historicizing the field.- Chapter 1: Introduction: Mapping out the Research Field of Adult Education and Learning. Andreas Fejes & Erik Nylander.- Chapter 2: Examining the “Weak Field” of Adult Education. Kjell Rubenson and Maren Elfert.- Chapter 3: Adult Education Research in Germany: Approaches and Developments. Christine Zeuner.- Part 2: Invisible colleges and international recognition.- Chapter 4: Exploring the Adult Learning Research Field by Analysing Who Cites Whom. Erik Nylander, Lovisa Österlund & Andreas Fejes.- Chapter 5: Invisible Colleges in Research on Adult Learning: A Bibliometric Study on International Scholarly Recognition. Staffan Larsson, Andreas Fejes, Lovisa Österlund & Erik Nylander.- Chapter 6: The Politics of Publications and Citations: A Cross Country Comparison. Andreas Fejes & Erik Nylander.- Part 3: Research approaches and research objects.- Chapter 7: Adult Education and Learning: A pluralistic Research Field? Andreas Fejes & Erik Nylander.- Chapter 8: Quantitative Research in Research on the Education and Learning of Adults. Ellen Boeren.- Chapter 9: Adult Education Research between Rhizome and Field. Bernd Käpplinger.- Part 4: Debating international comparative adult education research.- Chapter 10: Revisiting the Debate on International Comparative Adult Education Research. John Field, Klaus Künzel & Michael Schemmann.- Chapter 11: Debating (International) Comparative Adult Education Research. Marcella Milana.- Chapter 12: A Rejoinder on the Debate on International Comparative Adult Education Research. John Field, Klaus Künzel, Michael Schemmann.- Part 5: Looking ahead.- Chapter 13: The Research Field of Adult Education and Learning: Widening the Field. Erik Nylander & Andreas Fejes.