International Organizations and Lifelong Learning From Global Agendas to Policy Diffusion

In recent years lifelong learning has become one of the most prominent education policy goals. This book shows how international organizations have promoted this idea and disseminated the need for it to countries all over the world. As a consequence of their activity, lifelong learning has become a central element of modern education policy.

About the author

ANJA P. JAKOBI is Senior Researcher at the TranState Research Centre, University of Bremen, Germany. Her research interests include the internationalization of public policy and the activities of international institutions, in particular in the fields of education policy, social policy and crime policies.

Summary

In recent years lifelong learning has become one of the most prominent education policy goals. This book shows how international organizations have promoted this idea and disseminated the need for it to countries all over the world. As a consequence of their activity, lifelong learning has become a central element of modern education policy.

Product details

• Authors: A. Jakobi, A Jakobi
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.01.2016
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Politics and business; Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education
• EAN: 9781349368020
• ISBN: 978-1-349-36802-0
• Pages: 227
• Illustrations: XVI, 227 p. 1 illus.
• Dimensions (packing): 14.3 x 1.5 x 21.7 cm
• Weight (packing): 312 g
• Series: Transformations of the State; Transformations of the State
• Subjects: B, Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung, Sociology, Internationale Institutionen, Political Science, Political Sociology, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Organization and Leadership, Public Policy, International institutions, International Organization, Education and state, Central / national / federal government policies, Education Policy, School management and organization, Educational administration & organization, School administration, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie