It publishes comparative studies, with a particular interest in the less developed world. It addresses issues such as globalization, funding, gender and equity as they affect educational provision of all kinds. The journal extends beyond enrollment to successful participation which generates greater options for all people in education and beyond. The International Journal of Lifelong Education provides an international forum for the debate of the principles and practice of lifelong, continuing, recurrent adult and initial education and learning. A common but not exclusive theme is the social purpose of lifelong education.
All papers are peer-reviewed.
Each issue carries a lively reviews section. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education aims to enhance the theory of qualitative research in education. It publishes peer-reviewed papers that employ a variety of qualitative methods and approaches, including, but not limited to, ethnographic inquiry, history, grounded theory, life history, case studies, qualitative evaluation, curriculum criticism and phenomenology. All papers address significant education issues and will report naturalistic data that have been systematically analyzed. International Organization is one of the leading scholarly journals of international affairs in the world.