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Amorim, José Pedro – European Journal of Education, 2018
Increasing mature students' access to higher education (HE) is a worldwide priority. In Portugal, the 23+ policy which was launched ten years ago opened HE to these students. A critical analysis of eight years' data on the universe of mature candidates in HE in Portugal shows that this "opening" varies in inverse ratio to the social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Students, Access to Education, Higher Education
Desjardins, Richard; Rubenson, Kjell – European Journal of Education, 2013
This article focuses on evidence regarding cross-national patterns of participation in adult education and an interpretation of these patterns from an institutional and public policy perspective. The interpretation follows from the perspective that sustaining high and widely distributed levels of investment in the development and maintenance of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Public Policy, Educational Policy, Coordination
Smit, Hemmo; den Oudendammer, Frowine; Kats, Erik; van Lakerveld, Jaap – European Journal of Education, 2009
Although there is a tendency to develop policy plans on adult education at a European level, there are still large differences between the various EU countries. These national policy contexts depend on historical, cultural, economic and political factors and can have a profound impact on the way adult education is shaped and developed within a…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Vocational Education
Guimaraes, Paula – European Journal of Education, 2009
The discussion in this article is based on recent research carried out by the author recently on adult education public policies and her participation in the Adult Learning Practitioners in Europe (ALPINE) project coordinated by Research voor Beleid (The Netherlands) and funded by the European Commission. The analysis presented here stresses the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Adult Educators, Public Policy