Adult Learning in the Twenty-First Century

Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Adult learning and the challenges of the twenty-first century: 1. Adult learning, democracy and peace. 2. Cultural citizenship in the twenty-first century: adult learning and indigenous peoples. 3. Minorities and adult learning: communication among majorities and minorities. II. Improving conditions and quality of adult learning: 4. Universities and the future of adult learning. 5. The multiplicity of research on "learning for all", a key for the twenty-first century. 6. Global community of adult learning through information and documentation: developing a network of networks. 7. The politics and policies of the education of adults in a globally transforming society. III. Ensuring universal rights to literacy and basic education: 8. Literacy in the world and its major regions. 9. Literacy and learning strategies. 10. Literacy, education and social development. 11. Literacy, research, evaluation and statistics. 12. Literacy in multilingual/intercultural settings. 13. Literacy and technology. 14. Literacy for tomorrow. IV. Promoting the empowerment of women: 15. Women\'s education: the contending discourses and possibilities for change. 16. Raising gender issues in formal and non-formal settings. V. Adult learning and the changing world of work: 17. Work-related adult learning in a changing world. VI. Adult learning in the context of environment, health and population: 18. Adult environmental education: awareness and environmental action. 19. Health promotion and health education for adults. 20. Adult education and population issues in the post-Cairo context. VII. Adult learning, media and culture: 21. New information technologies: a key for adult learning? 22. Museums, libraries and cultural heritage: democratising culture, creating knowledge and building bridges between cultures. VIII. Adult learning and groups with special needs: 23. Adult learning and ageing populations. 24. Adult learning for prisoners. 25. Making education accessible and available to all persons with disabilities. IX. The economics of adult learning: 26. The economics of adult learning: the role of government. X. Enhancing international co-operation and solidarity: 27. Enhancing international cooperation and solidarity. XI. The Hamburg declaration and the agenda for the future: 28. The Hamburg declaration on adult learning. 29. The agenda for the future. XII. Fifth International Conference on adult education Hamburg, Germany: 30. Final report of the Fifth International Conference on Adult education. Additional reading.

"Everyone across the world feels that adult learning should be throughout life and needed action is under implementation everywhere around the globe. Recognizing the very importance of adult education, the UNESCO organized Fifth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA V) in Hamburg in July, 1997. Approximately 1500 delegates from 140 member states of UNESCO enriched the conference with their expertise and experiences. The result of this effort is the Hamburg declaration and the agenda for the future on adult education and learning.

This book is prepared by the material developed by the UNESCO institute for education. Hamburg based on the presentations made and discussions held during the conference, finding the usefulness of the material to everyone engaged in the field of adult learning." (jacket)