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Walker, Jude; Smythe, Suzanne – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2020
In 2015, the Government of British Columbia (BC), Canada, reversed a long-standing mandate to provide tuition-free Adult Basic Education (ABE) to all adults. Drawing upon internal government policy documents and inter- and intra-ministerial communications obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) tools, key policy documents, social media…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
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Williams, Joanna – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2012
This article provides a retrospective review and analysis of New Labour's policies in relation to lifelong learning. New Labour's plans to promote social inclusion through lifelong learning resulted in a focus upon participation in terms of increasing the numbers of students involved in formal learning and increasing their participation in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Lifelong Learning, Politics of Education
Stanistreet, Paul – Adults Learning, 2011
The seventies and eighties saw the adult education movement renew and reexamine its commitment to opening up learning opportunities to "disadvantaged" groups. The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) was now part of the mainstream of public policy making in lifelong learning and had a significant role in delivering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning, Public Policy
Donn, Gari, Ed.; Al Manthri, Yahya, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2013
This book brings together academics and postgraduate students, practitioners and Ministry officials all of whom are wedded to developing an understanding of what is happening to education in the broader Middle East. They cover many countries whilst recognising that many more could have been included. In drawing attention to education in Pakistan,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Policy Formation
Sharma, Anita – Online Submission, 2011
This review of literature on South Asian nomads is part of a series of monographs on educational access published by the Consortium for Research on Educational Access Transitions and Equity (CREATE). In the context of India, most recent work has focused on access to the education system for the poor. CREATE research in India has focused on …
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Needs, Research Methodology, Nongovernmental Organizations