Beyond Rhetoric [electronic resource]: Adult Learning Policies and Practices /
Pont, Beatriz.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Sonnet, Anne.
Werquin, Patrick.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2003.
This publication aims to identify what works in the policy and practice of adult learning, drawing on the experience of nine OECD countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (England). It defines the features of a desirable system of adult learning, including ways to motivate adults to learn and methods to deliver appropriate services. This book will be indispensable to policy makers and those involved in the practice of adult learning.
"Ms. Beatriz Pont, Ms. Anne Sonnet, and Mr. Patrick Werquin were authors of this report"--Page 3.
Also published in French as: Au-delà du discours : politiques et pratiques de formation des adultes.
Includes bibliographical references.
Strengthening the Incentives and Motivation for Adults to Learn -- Improving the Delivery of Learning to Adults -- Promoting Better Integration of Supply and Demand -- Patterns of participation and provision -- Overview of Country Policies and Practices -- Highlights -- Introduction -- Issues in Adult Learning -- Desirable Features of Adult Learning Systems -- Annexes.
This publication aims to identify what works in the policy and practice of adult learning, drawing on the experience of nine OECD countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (England). It defines the features of a desirable system of adult learning, including ways to motivate adults to learn and methods to deliver appropriate services. This book will be indispensable to policy makers and those involved in the practice of adult learning.
Adult education
Adult education and state
Federal aid to adult education