Global Issues and Adult Education perspectives from Latin America, Southern Africa, and the United States

• Other Authors: Merriam, Sharan B (Editor), Courtenay, Bradley C, Cervero, Ronald M
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Jossey-Bass 2006
• Subjects: Adult education > United States; Globalization > Latin America; Adult education > Latin America; Adult education > Africa, Southern
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Physical Description: xxxiv, 520 pages illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780787978105; 0787978108

Global Issues and Adult Educationbrings together seven years of cutting-edge research and analysis from the Cyril O. Houle Scholars in Adult and Continuing Education. These emerging leaders in the field investigate the importance of adult education in responding to the challenges of global issues. The book is divided into five sections, each of which examines one overarching topicglobalization and the market economy, marginalized populations, environment and health, community empowerment, and lifelong learning and educational systems. Each section begins with an introduction that provides a framework for understanding the overarching issues and summarizes the chapters in the section.