Lifelong Learning

The origins of this scholarly book lie in a report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2016 titled: ‘Trends Shaping Education 2016’. This report provides an overview of key economic, social and demographic trends and raises questions about their potential impact on the sectors of education and society generally.

In this edition of the L&W Newsletter, you should note in particular the call for papers regarding: the Nordic conference on adult education and learning in Vestfold and the International congress on research in VET in Bern (see Conferences), the TAKE 2022 conference in Porto (Programmes and Projects), the JVET special issue on TVET race and ethnicity and the ERVET thematic issues on Exploring resilience in VET and Promoting financial literacy in VET (see Publications). Also, save the date for the G.R.E.A.T. Conference 2022 (see Conferences). And don't overlook the Vacancy announcement for adult education at FSU Jena (see Networks and Organisations)!  

An Australian sports commentator in this the land of sport recently headlined reflections on ‘the winning mentality’: ‘There’s only two types of culture: There’s either a good or a bad one’. He is right about that keyword culture mattering; but on less sure ground in saying it is either black or white. In the messy world of life, there are many shades of grey. Not only that: things can be both black and white at the same time.  

We are pleased to announce a search for an Executive Director of the newly established NJ Policy Lab at the Bloustein School in Rutgers University-New Brunswick (with multiple partners):