Regina Egetenmeyer is Professor of Adult and Continuing Education at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Her research focuses on cross-national comparative adult education, professionalization in adult education, lifelong learning, and mobility for learning purposes.

• Contents: Bernd Käpplinger/Steffi Robak: Preface – Regina Egetenmeyer: Comparing Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in Europe and beyond: An Introduction – Licínio C. Lima/Paula Guimarães/Nathalie Touma: Adult learning and education policies in Germany, Portugal and Sweden: An analysis of national reports to CONFINTEA VI – Chetan Singai/Gaia Gioli/Eva Riemer/Kapil Dev Regmi/Sofia Mastrokoukou/Shalini Singh: Knowledge economy and demographic change: Comparative case study of Europe and South Asia – Verena Liszt/Mina Toko/Xiaojn Yan: Adult education and its key actors in academic professionalisation - a comparison between China, India and the European Union – Vanna Boffo/Kathrin Kaleja/Khulud Sharif-Ali/Joana Fernandes: The curriculum of study programmes for adult educators - the study cases of Italy, Germany and Portugal – Vanna Boffo/Kathrin Kaleja/Joana Fernandes: Regulations and working conditions for trainers in adult education: A comparative glance – Franziska Semrau/Nataliya G. S. Vieira/Elisa Guida: Academic professionalisation in adult education: insights into study programmes in Germany, Italy and Portugal – Rute Ricardo/Bani Bora/Fabio Camilloni/Loretta Lizon/Mariana Cavaca/Prachi Sinha/Pratibha Kandera/Regina Egetenmeyer: Participation and non-participation in adult education and learning: A comparative study between Portugal, Italy, Hungary, and India – Lisa Hilbig/Sabrina Thom/Silvia Tursi: Comparing Quality Management Systems and procedures in Italy and Germany – Peggy Everett/Christian Müller: Comparative analysis of two quality management models in the U.S.A. and Germany – Nicoletta Tomei/Beatrice Carp/Stefanie Kröner: Guidance and counselling in higher education: A comparison between the career services in Germany and Italy – Maria Grasso/Nicoletta Tomei/Laura Balázs/Deepak Goswami/Bruna da Silva Ribas: Guidance and counseling: processes, methods and activities in a Lifelong perspective – Nicoletta Tomei: A regional perspective on tutorship as a potential lifelong and adult guidance tool – Shalini Singh: India towards a knowledge economy: Alternatives for the global demographic challenge and inclusive development in India – Kapil Dev Regmi: The status of adult literacy and lifelong learning in Nepal.

Regina Egetenmeyer is Professor of Adult and Continuing Education at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Her research focuses on cross-national comparative adult education, professionalization in adult education, lifelong learning, and mobility for learning purposes.

• Contents: Bernd Käpplinger/Steffi Robak: Preface – Regina Egetenmeyer: Comparing Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in Europe and beyond: An Introduction – Licínio C. Lima/Paula Guimarães/Nathalie Touma: Adult learning and education policies in Germany, Portugal and Sweden: An analysis of national reports to CONFINTEA VI – Chetan Singai/Gaia Gioli/Eva Riemer/Kapil Dev Regmi/Sofia Mastrokoukou/Shalini Singh: Knowledge economy and demographic change: Comparative case study of Europe and South Asia – Verena Liszt/Mina Toko/Xiaojn Yan: Adult education and its key actors in academic professionalisation - a comparison between China, India and the European Union – Vanna Boffo/Kathrin Kaleja/Khulud Sharif-Ali/Joana Fernandes: The curriculum of study programmes for adult educators - the study cases of Italy, Germany and Portugal – Vanna Boffo/Kathrin Kaleja/Joana Fernandes: Regulations and working conditions for trainers in adult education: A comparative glance – Franziska Semrau/Nataliya G. S. Vieira/Elisa Guida: Academic professionalisation in adult education: insights into study programmes in Germany, Italy and Portugal – Rute Ricardo/Bani Bora/Fabio Camilloni/Loretta Lizon/Mariana Cavaca/Prachi Sinha/Pratibha Kandera/Regina Egetenmeyer: Participation and non-participation in adult education and learning: A comparative study between Portugal, Italy, Hungary, and India – Lisa Hilbig/Sabrina Thom/Silvia Tursi: Comparing Quality Management Systems and procedures in Italy and Germany – Peggy Everett/Christian Müller: Comparative analysis of two quality management models in the U.S.A. and Germany – Nicoletta Tomei/Beatrice Carp/Stefanie Kröner: Guidance and counselling in higher education: A comparison between the career services in Germany and Italy – Maria Grasso/Nicoletta Tomei/Laura Balázs/Deepak Goswami/Bruna da Silva Ribas: Guidance and counseling: processes, methods and activities in a Lifelong perspective – Nicoletta Tomei: A regional perspective on tutorship as a potential lifelong and adult guidance tool – Shalini Singh: India towards a knowledge economy: Alternatives for the global demographic challenge and inclusive development in India – Kapil Dev Regmi: The status of adult literacy and lifelong learning in Nepal.

Regina Egetenmeyer is Professor of Adult and Continuing Education at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Her research focuses on cross-national comparative adult education, professionalization in adult education, lifelong learning, and mobility for learning purposes.

• Contents: Bernd Käpplinger/Steffi Robak: Preface – Regina Egetenmeyer: Comparing Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in Europe and beyond: An Introduction – Licínio C. Lima/Paula Guimarães/Nathalie Touma: Adult learning and education policies in Germany, Portugal and Sweden: An analysis of national reports to CONFINTEA VI – Chetan Singai/Gaia Gioli/Eva Riemer/Kapil Dev Regmi/Sofia Mastrokoukou/Shalini Singh: Knowledge economy and demographic change: Comparative case study of Europe and South Asia – Verena Liszt/Mina Toko/Xiaojn Yan: Adult education and its key actors in academic professionalisation - a comparison between China, India and the European Union – Vanna Boffo/Kathrin Kaleja/Khulud Sharif-Ali/Joana Fernandes: The curriculum of study programmes for adult educators - the study cases of Italy, Germany and Portugal – Vanna Boffo/Kathrin Kaleja/Joana Fernandes: Regulations and working conditions for trainers in adult education: A comparative glance – Franziska Semrau/Nataliya G. S. Vieira/Elisa Guida: Academic professionalisation in adult education: insights into study programmes in Germany, Italy and Portugal – Rute Ricardo/Bani Bora/Fabio Camilloni/Loretta Lizon/Mariana Cavaca/Prachi Sinha/Pratibha Kandera/Regina Egetenmeyer: Participation and non-participation in adult education and learning: A comparative study between Portugal, Italy, Hungary, and India – Lisa Hilbig/Sabrina Thom/Silvia Tursi: Comparing Quality Management Systems and procedures in Italy and Germany – Peggy Everett/Christian Müller: Comparative analysis of two quality management models in the U.S.A. and Germany – Nicoletta Tomei/Beatrice Carp/Stefanie Kröner: Guidance and counselling in higher education: A comparison between the career services in Germany and Italy – Maria Grasso/Nicoletta Tomei/Laura Balázs/Deepak Goswami/Bruna da Silva Ribas: Guidance and counseling: processes, methods and activities in a Lifelong perspective – Nicoletta Tomei: A regional perspective on tutorship as a potential lifelong and adult guidance tool – Shalini Singh: India towards a knowledge economy: Alternatives for the global demographic challenge and inclusive development in India – Kapil Dev Regmi: The status of adult literacy and lifelong learning in Nepal.