Toward a Convergence or Divergence of Adult Learning and Education Policies?
In this paper we draw on the theoretical perspective of new institutionalism, particularly on that of world culture and world polity, and discuss the influence of policies of three selected international intergovernmental organisations (IIOs) concerning the recognition of prior learning (RPL) on ad...
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| author | Borut Mikulec Shalini Singh Jan Schiller Devaraj Balappagari Syed Tauseef Ahmad Tirmize |
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In this paper we draw on the theoretical perspective of new institutionalism, particularly on that of world culture and world polity, and discuss the influence of policies of three selected international intergovernmental organisations (IIOs) concerning the recognition of prior learning (RPL) on adult learning and education (ALE) policies, of which RPL is a part, in one developing country from the global South (India) and one developed country from the global North (Germany). Based on a comparative analysis of two country cases, we show that there is evidence of a worldwide convergence of ALE policies as IIOs play a crucial role in the formation and dissemination of European and/or global RPL policies that are based on similar standards. However, it is also evident that this does not indicate a wholesale implementation and adoption of policies, especially in local environments.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6dab94e034f74176a355990bb5406dcf2022-12-22T01:19:24ZengUniversidade de LisboaSisyphus2182-84742182-96402022-06-0110210.25749/sis.25505Toward a Convergence or Divergence of Adult Learning and Education Policies?Borut Mikulec0Shalini Singh1Jan Schiller2Devaraj Balappagari3Syed Tauseef Ahmad Tirmize4Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Business Administration, School of Business Sciences, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya & International Institute for Adult & Lifelong Education, IndiaProfessorship for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Helmut-Schmidt-University/University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg, GermanyGroup of Adult Education, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, IndiaGroup of Adult Education, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India In this paper we draw on the theoretical perspective of new institutionalism, particularly on that of world culture and world polity, and discuss the influence of policies of three selected international intergovernmental organisations (IIOs) concerning the recognition of prior learning (RPL) on adult learning and education (ALE) policies, of which RPL is a part, in one developing country from the global South (India) and one developed country from the global North (Germany). Based on a comparative analysis of two country cases, we show that there is evidence of a worldwide convergence of ALE policies as IIOs play a crucial role in the formation and dissemination of European and/or global RPL policies that are based on similar standards. However, it is also evident that this does not indicate a wholesale implementation and adoption of policies, especially in local environments. https://revistas.rcaap.pt/sisyphus/article/view/25505adult learning and educationGermanyIndiainternational intergovernmental organisationsrecognition of prior learning |
| spellingShingle | Borut Mikulec Shalini Singh Jan Schiller Devaraj Balappagari Syed Tauseef Ahmad Tirmize Toward a Convergence or Divergence of Adult Learning and Education Policies? Sisyphus adult learning and education Germany India international intergovernmental organisations recognition of prior learning |
| title | Toward a Convergence or Divergence of Adult Learning and Education Policies? |
| title_full | Toward a Convergence or Divergence of Adult Learning and Education Policies? |
| title_fullStr | Toward a Convergence or Divergence of Adult Learning and Education Policies? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toward a Convergence or Divergence of Adult Learning and Education Policies? |
| title_short | Toward a Convergence or Divergence of Adult Learning and Education Policies? |
| title_sort | toward a convergence or divergence of adult learning and education policies |
| topic | adult learning and education Germany India international intergovernmental organisations recognition of prior learning |
| url | https://revistas.rcaap.pt/sisyphus/article/view/25505 |
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