Third International Handbook of Lifelong Learning

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The Third edition of this well-received and widely used Handbook brings together an entirely new set of chapters, to reflect progress and new themes in the ten years to 2022. Building on the established structure of the first two Handbooks, the four sections focus in turn on: philosophy, history and theory development; fresh perspectives on policy and policy development; emerging programs and new approaches; and re-imagining lifelong learning for future challenges.The Handbook stimulates readers with fresh and timely insights, while exploring anew some enduring themes. New topics and themes introduced in all sections address lifelong learning challenges associated with climate change, the digital world, the rise of populism, migration and precarious living. The Handbook features learning innovations and evolving pedagogies such as intergenerational learning, art as pedagogy to promote public-mindedness, neuroscience enhancing learning effectiveness, and lifelong learning for sustainability. Policy responses to lifelong learning for work and well-being are debated.

In state of the art contributions, authors from around the globe focus readers' attention on multifaceted processes, issues and decisions that must be better understood and enacted if inclusive development and fair access to lifelong learning are to become realities for us all.

About the author

Professor Karen Evans is Emeritus Professor of Education at University College London (UCL). She was previously Head of Lifelong Education and International Development in UCL Institute of Education. She is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Science and honorary professorial fellow in the Economic and Social Research Council Centre for Learning and Life Chances at UCL. Her areas of research and publication focus on comparative studies of work and learning in changing social landscapes, and on learning in life and work transitions. She is Editor of Springer’s Lifelong Learning Book Series and plays a leading role in the AsiaEurope Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning.

Professor Wing On Lee is Executive Director of the Institute for Adult Learning and Professor at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. He has previously assumed senior positions at Zhengzhou University, Open University of Hong Kong, National Institute of Education, Singapore, Hong Kong Institute of Education (now EDUHK), University of Sydney, and University of Hong Kong. He was former President of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES), and has published 36 books and 200 book chapters and journal articles. He is also Editor of three Routledge and one Springer Book Series.

Dr. Jörg Markowitsch is Senior Partner at 3s Research & Consulting in Vienna which he founded in 2001. He holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the Technical University of Vienna and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Vienna. He is policy advisor on national and EU-level for senior officials and policy makers and is active in European Union expert groups and in international research associations. His areas of research include comparative research on vocational education and adult learning; skills taxonomies and skills forecasts; European educational policy.

Professor Miriam Zukas is Professor Emerita of Adult Education in the Department of Psychosocial Studies, School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy (SSHP), Birkbeck University (London). She was Executive Dean of SSHP until 2016. She is a Fellow of Birkbeck and a National Teaching Fellow. Her research and publication areas focus on adult higher education, academic work and learning, professional workplace pedagogies, and professional learning in transitions. She also has a long-standing interest in gender in education and work.

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