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. Csanadi, A.
Csizmady, G. Cutuli, J. Dammrich, C. Elman, D. Hamplova, 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. Simonova, O. Sirnioe, A. Stenberg, M. Triventi, J.
Unfried., M. Unt, D. Vono de Vilhena, S. Wahler, F. Weiss
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