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Quintero, Lucia; Tuckett, Alan – Convergence, 2007
In anticipation of CONFINTEA VI, this article critically reflects on the last decade of English adult education policy. The United Kingdom played an important role in 1997's Hamburg conference by putting forward International Adult Learners' Week, and inspiring delegates by its enthusiasm for adult education. However the trajectory of the past ten…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning
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Huang, Yan; Boshier, Roger – Convergence, 2008
In March 2006, Premier Wen Jiabao acknowledged that the situation in the Chinese countryside is desperate and claimed new resources would be devoted to healthcare and education. This announcement should have pleased architects of the Chinese "learning initiative" who are building learning cities and villages. The authors describe why…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Human Capital
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Smith, Mary Ann; And Others – Convergence, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Disadvantaged
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Convergence, 1974
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
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Kupidura, Eva, Ed.; Kupidura, Peter, Ed. – Convergence, 1993
This 25-year index contains annotations of feature articles by subject and by author. Representative subjects include basic education, development education, empowerment, human rights, lifelong education, peace education, popular education, rural development, social/political action, technological advancement, and transformative research. Articles…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Development, Community Education