CONFINTEA VI: United Kingdom national report on the development and state of the art of adult learning and education (ALE)

This report on adult learning and education in the UK since 1997 has been written for presentation and consideration at CONFINTEA VI, the sixth International Conference on Adult Education, which will take place from 19 to 22 May 2009 in Belem, Brazil. It is a full-length survey and analysis of UK policy and practice over eleven years, with historical review chapters on policy, legislation and financing, on the quality of provision, on participation and achievement, on research, innovation and good practice and on adult literacy. It concludes with powerful statements on the global future of adult learning and the specific problems and opportunities faced by the UK. Produced for the UK Government by members of staff of NIACE (the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) and the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, this report will be an invaluable source of information, and a uniquely authoritative perspective, on the recent past and future prospects of adult learning.

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This report on adult learning and education in the UK since 1997 has been written for presentation and consideration at CONFINTEA VI, the sixth International Conference on Adult Education, which will take place from 19 to 22 May 2009 in Belem, Brazil. It is a full-length survey and analysis of UK policy and practice over eleven years, with historical review chapters on policy, legislation and financing, on the quality of provision, on participation and achievement, on research, innovation and good practice and on adult literacy. It concludes with powerful statements on the global future ...  [+] Show more